This dress is available in 45 colors and prints, in women's sizes XS to 3X. $40 at Amazon 3. Ever-Pretty Plus Size Lace Cap Sleeve Long Formal Dress ...

Silver Screen Collection // Getty Images 7 1976: Satin Dresses Things might not have ended well on prom night for Carrie, but the dress Sissy Spacek wore was right on par with trends of the time.

Get it at Sears. A long strapless gown in an a-line cut is just one way to dress your teen in an fit-for-prom look. Use the rest of your prom budget to buy a fun necklace to complete the ensemble.

Dresses with corset designs have been all over red carpets this year, and they make perfect prom looks, as well. Sabrina Dhowre Elba in a corset dress. Robert Smith/Getty Images ...

The prom dress rush is palpable this season, even though most senior proms are held in late May to June. Retailers have taken note. In black: Maryam Adesina, 16, of Melville.

Long, voluminous skirts; sleek mermaid silhouettes; and plenty of sequins — more than 3,000 prom dresses in a range of colors, hung on racks by the entrance of a room at Hynes Convention Center ...