June, 2009 (Senior Issue) - Archbishop Molloy High School

Prom fashion hits and misses
By Raymond Ferreira ’09
Fashion Critic
Molloy’s Class of 2009 arrived at
Beckwith Pointe in New Rochelle on
the evening of Wednesday, May 20
with the goal of not only having a good
time, but looking good doing it.
Most people succeeded, but, sadly,
a few Stanners failed.
The best dressed girls were Dorota
Sawicki and Lauren Kim because they
took risks that paid off.
Sawicki wore a blue, one shoulder
strap, floor-length dress.
The shoulder strap was decorated
with rosettes that seemed very organic
and added to the light beauty of the
dress. It looked really expensive and
very Valentino.
“That’s what I was going for,” said
Sawicki of the famous fashion
designer’s style.
Trying to choose a dress that looks
to be very expensive can be risky
because it can end up looking cheap
but Sawicki pulled it off with elegance
and grace.
Kim, meanwhile, looked fierce in her
short, strapless, sapphire blue dress
that was very chic.
Her hair was done in her usual,
impeccable bob and her makeup was
simple.
It was the simplicity of her look and
the fact that her dress did not touch the
floor that made her stand out and gave
her look a slight edginess when
compared to the other outfits that night.
The guys pretty much all looked the
same in their rented tuxes, with no one
truly standing out, making it impossible
for any one of them to earn the coveted
title of “Best Dressed Man.”
However, some boys did not realize
that wearing just any type of formal
attire will do.
Those wearing white or light blue
tuxes took an unnecessary risk.
Not only is black much more chic and
expensive looking, but white or light
blue tuxedos that are not customed
tailored can make the wearer look as if
he found his outfit off a Goodwill rack.
The girls, however, turned out in a
large variety of prom dresses and,
thanks to obsessive posting on the
Molloy Senior Prom Dresses ’09
Facebook page, almost no one wore
the same dress.
For those who made that horrible
faux pas, I hope you did not worry too
much about it and were able to take
pictures with your identical twin and
make a joke out of it. Always keep in
mind that if someone wore the same
dress as you did, your dress was
probably not a bad choice.
Apart from twin dresses, there were
some other fashion mishaps.
Some of the animal prints mixed with
other patterns were a little too over the
top and the color of some dresses just
didn’t suit the girls wearing them.
But all in all, most people did a good
job dressing for their senior prom.
Few people looked really bad as
looked impeccable and even the best
of us can make a few mistakes here
and there in our fashion choices.
But to Sawicki and Kim: You did a
fabulous job!
Photos by Bro. Roy George