<p>Sorry, I know there are a lot of prom questions on this forum already, but this seems like the perfect place to ask....</p>
<p>I'm one of those cheap desis who really doesn't feel like going out and spending $200 on a dress I'll wear one time in my life....So maybe I can "improvise" from what I have at home...
I have this gorgeous royal blue silk sari with a gold trim...the blouse is cute - low back, short length, sleeveless....so it looks more modern than what a sari would normally look like...
Keeping in mind I go to a 90% white catholic school (though people ARE accepting and every year increasingly interested in other cultures) - do you think it's a good or bad idea to wear that? I've always believed that saris, though they may seem strange and foreign, have a certain elegance to them, unmatched by any other form of dress....</p>
<p>Any general thoughts on wearing ethnic clothing to the prom would be great too....do you think it depends on the type of people at school? or...do you think, if it looks good, who cares what part of the world it's from?</p>
<p>I think it's your prom, if you feel comfortable and you think it's formal enough you should go for it. You might want to ask your school about any dresscode for the prom, but if it's elegant it should be fine.</p>
<p>dresscode may be a problem [idiotic (ahem...discriminatory!) no stomach rule] - I can probably get it through though considering it's far more conservative than what most people wear even if it does show the stomach a bit. not to mention my history teacher, who has considerable influence over decisionmaking, would jump at the chance to vouch for me!</p>
<p>my main problem is...I just have a slight fear of the strange looks i'm likely to get...should i just get over that?</p>
<p>btw - fellow New Hampshirite here...where are you from?</p>
<p>First look at yourself compared to your peers...are you reasonably "popular" or do you usually dress alittle...different then others. If you answered yes to either of these then go with it people won't care or will love you dress idea. If no prepare yourself for possible "snickers".
But then again I don't even know what a "sari" is, sounds sorta like an atonement to me.</p>
<p>Saris are gorgeous. There's a lot of Indian people here and if you haven't noticed, much of the spring trends are ethnic inspired. Go to bebe.com if you don't believe me and look at the skirts. Or Macy's for that matter. Even Abercrombie is picking up at the designs and sequins. I actually know some people who are going to wear saris to prom, though they're modern midriff baring ones. I say, go for it...you'll look beautiful...and believe me, ball gowns get boring after a while.</p>
<p>Besides, there's nothing to lose. If your school knows anything about fashion, they'll know that India is the biggest thing to hit runway shows this season. If they laugh, just laugh at them because they know nothing about style.</p>
<p>^that's a sari
mine's not as intricate (this one costs 300 bucks) and it's not transparent, but you get the idea...
it's basically a long piece of cloth, usually with pretty designs wrapped around the body...there are lots of styles of wearing....the picture shows the most common way, with part of the cloth dropping over the left shoulder</p>
<p>x_infatuation: that's very true...
I saw a tunic at Express for $60, I laughed because I could get something of similar style that looked 50 times better for 1/10 the price in India, which I did over winter break.
India is definitely in style...</p>
<p>the more I think about it....the more it seems like a good idea....</p>
<p>hehe...I would think one would have to be "hot" to begin with were she expecting to look hot in a sari. How can a long, hard to manage piece of cloth be hot?</p>
<p>Do it, it will be totally elegant. And if you have jewelry or can borrow some from your mom or family, pile it on. An arm full of thin gold bangles or long dangly earrings would look great.</p>
<p>I have worn a sari to an evening function in lieu of an evening dress and felt perfectly dressed. But it really depends on your comfort level of "being different". I think your friends will ooh and ahh.</p>
<p>My D wore Doc Martens to a formal dance, which looked fabulous with a tea-length black lace dress. She so hesitated about them at first, but later was glad as she totally had her own look and everybody else had the cookie-cutter prom outfit.</p>
<p>i think you could mmake a sari work . I went to india over winter break and had a gagra made for me, so it looks like a dress and thats what im wearing to prom. but as long as you are comfortable with showing your stomach that would work well. I always thought that saris look really hot.</p>
<p>personally, i think the sari thing would be awesome! it doesn't really seem that far off from other prom dresses, so i don't think people would look at you weirdly or anything, and with the right accesories/makeup it would be sooo pretty. do it!</p>
<p>dude, India is the biggest thing to hit the runways this year? do you even know what youre talking about? everyone is sporting the urban prep, casual but dressed up look. those white funky cotton button downs arent from India, theyre from those rich people in the hawaiian islands and the caribbean and stuff. and besides blazers are the new thing, I've have failed to see anything Indian in any of the new spring lines.</p>
<p>shirt and khakis huh?
but dressing up is so much fun!! (ahem..as long as it's cheap)</p>
<p>thanks everyone for the support! If I can get it through the administration in terms of dress code, I'm all set!</p>
<p>spyder:I wouldn't say it's hit the runways yet, but india is everywhere nowadays...the tunics (most of which aren't button-down...:-? ), the henna-like designs on skirts, even some of the long earrings have eastern looks...</p>
