Oh, the memories: prom night is one of those teenage memories many women wouldn’t mind reliving.  Dancing, dressing up, spending time for possibly one of the last special occasions with the people you grew up with - prom is a reminiscence of things past and a look into the future at once.    Isaac Mizrahi seems to understand this; his latest collection plays on all of the best aspects of prom night style and none of the worst.  Lovely updos and red lipstick complement pretty pastel minis and gowns, most in a-line shapes that hark back to the 1950s, that golden decade of teenage iconography.

Mizrahi’s collection is not all nostalgia, however; these looks are modernized by metallic fabrics and elegant cuts that are just too chic for high school.  His color scheme is rich but airy, striking the perfect balance for springtime.  Color-coordinated footwear only adds to the appeal; this motif at once gives into Spring dressing cliches and conceptualizes them as something sweet and quaint, a relic of a bygone era.

Create your own take on prom night chic with light-as-a-feather looks from ABS, Isaac Mizrahi for Target, and Nicole Miller.

Posted on December 31st, 2007 by ashley