Hourglass

Think Scarlett Johansson.

From mango.com

You’ve got curves in all the right places, which you can accentuate with a tight waist. Look for corset top dresses, A-line, and princess cut dresses.

From promgirl.com

Triangle Shape

Think Victoria Beckham (pre-breast reduction).

From harpersbazaar.com

You’re (how shall we say it?) well endowed and have little hips. You can wear almost anything as long as it is tight in the waist. Maxi, corset, A-line, and princess cut will all look great on you. Avoid empire cuts and detailed necklines and you’ll be fine.

From promgirl.com

Pear Shape

Think Jennifer Lopez.

From handbag.com

You’ve got gorgeous curves with most of ‘em on the bottom half of your body.  Look for dresses with details up top to help balance out your body. Empire, A-line and any flowy skirt will look flattering on you.

From promgirl.com

Rectangle Shape

Think Miranda Kerr.

From trend911.com

You’ve got less curves than the other girls. Try to find a dress with ruffles, ruching, and ornate details. All this will help fill out your figure.

From promgirl.com

What style dress do you like to wear to accentuate your figure?

From forever21.com

These clothes are more haute couture, or as haute couture as you can get considering it is Forever21.

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This skirt is definitely my favorite!

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Which outfit is your favorite?

From cityscenesmag.com

No word on the details yet, but I’ll keep you posted.

So, here’s the deal: Send me a picture of you and your prom dress by 9:00 EST on Friday. (Email queenbee@prommafia.com)  Don’t worry about getting all done up for the pic…it can be totally informal. If you don’t have your dress yet, get creative and photoshop an image of you and the dress you want to get.

I’ll post all the pictures and we’ll have a good old fashioned vote on Saturday and Sunday to see who wins. Then Lock & Mane’s expert hair stylists will pick out the hair accessory that best fits your look. Got it? Good!

Feel free to show a little love and tweet this contest. No extra entries this time, but extra karma!

Enter to win a chic hair accessory for prom from @LockandMane by sending @PromMafia a pic of you and your prom dress! http://bit.ly/9ejtOT

View the entries:

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Lyudmila S.

Didn’t win? You can get 45% off any Amber Pollard purse by using the code “prommafia10″!  Hurry, this code expires on March 23rd.

Evening Dresses at eDressMe
Clutches by Jessica McClintock

I think this strapless dress is absolutely gorgeous! I would add a splash of color with bright red lipstick.  If you really want to be the center of attention, get one of these chic masquerade masks. This one would match perfectly:

From successcreations.com

What do you think of this outfit?

According to The Skinny, floral and animal prints will come into play once more during this year’s spring season. Dakota Fanning wore a leopard-print dress for the December Teen Vogue, and a similar version of it is now available at Forever 21 in its resort collection.

From teenvogue.com and forever21.com

According to Elle, prints may also appear on draped clothing items, such as draped rompers and dresses inspired by Burberry and Emilio Pucci. A season ago, a fashionista may have envisioned a romper as the perfect prison jumpsuit or a model in a draped dress as a person in a shower curtain, but this time they will be not only fun but also fashionable to wear all spring.

Burberry Prorsum Spring 2010 Blue Drape Dress from coolspotters.com

Furthermore, graphic tees will allow guys and girls to express themselves casually without breaking the bank. The Skinny featured graphic tees in their Valentine’s Day “Graphic Romance” photo shoot, calling the graphic shirt “anything but dull.” In their photo shoot, Forever 21 pairs graphic shirts with a fairy tale-esque pink mesh skirts, a fashion trend that appeared in last fall’s H&M Magazine.

From blog.forever21.com

Spring will be the time to pump up the volume, ladies. Stay away from flat and lifeless hairstyles. On an Elle poll, readers agreed that Drew Barrymore’s dead hair she wore to the Golden Globe Awards wasn’t as impressive as the sky-high bouffant Beyonce wore to the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Elle readers also voted for Sandra Bullock’s loose, sideswept bun that she wore to the Golden Globes over the textured and pulled-back hair she sported at the SAGs.

From poshposh.com

Redheads of both genders, embrace the hair. Red hot locks like those from the Louis Vuitton Spring 2010 show and Coco Rocha for Vogue will be as hot as their color for the year. Recommended hairstyles for both redheads and non redheads, according to Elle, are braids like Lauren Conrad’s and loose buns, such as that one that Sandra Bullock wore to the Golden Globe Awards. According to Fashionising, 1960s hairstyles will make a rebound, igniting a pin-up girl hair frenzy. Girls, it is time to kick old school again and pull out those hot rollers; there will be no curling irons this time around. As for those who cut their hair to a bob last year, fret not. Elle reports that outgrown bobs will also be in style for the spring season.

From ellecanada.com

Finally, turquoise is officially the color of 2010, and not without reason. According to Pantone, the company chose turquoise as the color of the year for evoking its “soothing, tropical waters and a languorous, effective escape from everyday troubles of the world, while at the same time restoring our sense of well being.” Turquoise already appeared in the Proenza Schoulder Spring 2010 collection, as well as the Jason Wu’s 2010 shirts, dresses and harem pants.

Proenza Schouler dress from nymag.com

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I hate the fact that many of the clothes I wear are probably made in sweatshops. Do you know of any great domestic or ethical fashion lines?

<3 Rachel

Hiya Rachel,

Thanks for the great question!  People Tree is a chic line that is environmentally friendly and socially conscious. They follow the Fair Trade principles set forth by the World Fair Trade Organization and help alleviate poverty in marginalized countries.  Be sure to check out the line designed by Emma Watson, aka Hermoine!

xo,

Have a fashion question? Email it to me!

Have you ever heard the advice that you shouldn’t meet your hero because you’ll be disappointed? Definitely not true! Betsey is a total sweetheart and I adore her even more after today. She was so friendly and even took the time to chat with us and answer our questions.  During the impromptu q & a, she expressed an interest in creating an affordable line with a store like H&M or Target, advised us budding fashion designers to practice cutting and sewing, and even mentioned that she is hiring designers!

And of course she looked fabulous.

Don’t you just love her belt?

The store threw an Alice in Wonderland party for the event, filled with costumes and cookies.

If Betsey had her own themepark, I imagine it would be like this!

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Since I arrived at 9 am (about 3 hours early), I was in the front of the line and was lucky enough to get a picture and an autograph.

And here is my autographed shirt.

I told Betsey about my site and I’m sure she has better things to do, but just in case “Hi Betsey!”

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I don’t know how this baby crocodile found its way into my apartment but it picked the wrong pup to mess with!

It put up a good fight.

But it was no match to Leela’s hunter instincts.

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That’s my girl!