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PROMises, PROMises These dresses will go to the dance again





Wilton High School students pick their favorites from a collection of formal and semiformal dresses donated to the PROMises program. From left, are Casey Noonan, Katie Salatino, Katherine Dalldorf Empire waist dresses, Adrienne Menicheschi, Taylor Elmasry and Katie Ward. All the girls are juniors except for Katie Ward, who is a sophomore. ―Jeannette Ross photo
Anyone who has ever shopped for a prom dress with a teenage girl understands the meaning of the term “crisis rite.” It can be both exhilarating and excruciating as parent and daughter negotiate on style, price and accessories.
When the budget is tight Red prom dresses, it becomes even more difficult.
That is where PROMises comes in. The program of the Wilton Woman’s Club provides gently used formal and semiformal dresses for young women who want to attend their school proms but do not have the money to purchase a dress at full retail.
A group of club members and Wilton High School girls have been collecting donated dresses in Wilton and Ridgefield. Two girls from St. Mary’s Church in Ridgefield have also joined in the collection. To date, they have 150 dresses ― some never worn ― in a storage room donated by Storage Deluxe on Route 7. There are at least 35 more dresses at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich.
The girls will continue collecting dresses as well as purses, shoes and costume jewelry until March 30, and then will take them to the Silver Lining Prom Dress Expo being held April 1-3 at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Bridgeport. Anyone wishing to make a donation may call 203-834-7920 or e-mail lounet@optonline.net This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
The dresses on the racks of the 10-foot by 30-foot storage room vary in size, style and color One shoulder dresses, but they are all in fashion. There are designers like Priscilla
[Katherine Dalldorf, left Short prom dresses, Adrienne Menicheschi and Katie Ward confer over how to tag some of the dresses donated to PROMises. ―Jeannette Ross photo]
Katherine Dalldorf, left, Adrienne Menicheschi and Katie Ward confer over how to tag some of the dresses donated to PROMises. ―Jeannette Ross photo
of Boston and the Vineyard Collection bridesmaid dresses, as well as 11 new dresses that were donated by Zebras and Butterflies in Ridgefield. “They are all just very current, adorable dresses,” said woman’s club member Nancy Dalldorf.
On a recent afternoon, half a dozen girls were in the storage room sorting and tagging the dresses, and talking about their own proms coming up.
“Senior prom is a bigger deal,” they agreed, “but junior prom has more hype.”
“Prom is everyone’s excuse to wear a long dress ― bright colors, strapless.”
Everyone typically goes with a date.
There is an annual ball called Counties where the girls ask the boys, “but it’s about being in a limo with your friends,” they said.
When asked to pick out their favorite dresses, they selected a variety of bright to muted colors, long and short.
Taylor Elmasry picked out a black floor-length saying, she wouldn’t wear black to a prom but, “I love the style of it.”
Adrienne Menicheschi picked out a blue-green number with a bow. “I just think it’s so classic.”
Katherine Dalldorf picked out a slinky blue number that turned out to be just about everyone’s favorite. “I like the texture. It’s just so silky,” she said. “It’s easy to move in White prom dresses, easy to dance in.”
“I love the neckline,” Taylor said. “It goes with your eyes,” Adrienne chimed in. Katherine also liked the ruffles.
Katie Salatino held up a silvery gray, short dress. “I like it because it’s simple, classy, strapless,” she said, although the color was not ideal.
A floaty pink and white was Casey Noonan’s choice. “I just like it. It’s simple Cheap Prom Dresses,” she said.
Katie Ward selected a reddish gown with a jeweled ornament. “I like the sparkle here,” she said pointing. She liked the pleating, too, saying, “It’s cute.”
The PROMises program began in 2008, and over the years dresses have been collected in Wilton, Westport, Ridgefield and New Canaan.
With the help of Allison Sciarretta, a volunteer committee member, Convent of the Sacred Heart became a collection site in 2009. Allison is a student there and her mother, Annette, is a co-chair of the PROMises philanthropy, along with Dianne deWitt and Doris Noonan.
The program got a big boost this year from two Ridgefield girls Mermaid dresses, Mary Kate Jennings and Brianne Varnerin A-Line prom dresses, both students at Ridgefield High School. The girls originally began collecting Communion dresses and then expanded to collecting semiformals with the idea of having a boutique at St. Mary’s sister parish, St. Peter’s in Bridgeport. Then they heard about the PROMises collection and decided to work with the Wilton group. They will still donate their Communion dresses to St. Peter’s.
Still to come is a bake sale that will offset the money the girls spend on makeup they will take to the expo in Bridgeport for the girls who get their dresses there.
“We usually have a bake sale before the expo,” Adrienne explained. “We buy makeup with the proceeds ― lip gloss, eye shadow, nail polish. This year we’re buying the makeup with our own money and we’ll offset the costs with the bake sale later.”
Any additional money collected will be put toward next year’s PROMises program.






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