Prom Project

March 16, 2009

I discovered that there is a program in New York to which you can mail your old prom dress, to hopefully be rocked to its fullest by an underprivileged young woman who, despite her financial state, has such amazing fashion sense that she can revive the ’90s.

Here is me at the prom! I happy-faced my date, since he might not want to be on my blog.

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My mother saved that dress for many years, and finally mailed it to me, unbidden and apropos of nothing. She folded it carefully, with its matching wrap, and sent them both flat in a Zip-Loc bag, which is how she sends pretty much everything. The Dziuras, we’re zippy.

I spent all of high school buying clothes that were too big, maybe because I thought I was still growing, or because my tastes hadn’t fully recovered from the ’80s. The dress definitely doesn’t fit me now, so I passed it (and another dress, and some jewelry) on to the Prom Project. Here’s the address if you want to do the same:

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4 Responses to “Prom Project”

  1. Vicki (Jen's Mom) on March 16th, 2009 3:15 pm

    What did you do with the matching pink purse and shoes?

  2. jen on March 18th, 2009 3:59 am

    Those went too! They served a noble purpose in their time, and have moved on to the great prom beyond.

  3. Brian Dziura on March 22nd, 2009 5:51 am

    Holy hell! Evidently, I had forgotten how freaking lame you were in high school.

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    [...] My brother, reminded of my prom look, called me lame. [...]

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