Bloomingdale?s Prom 2007

New York, NY, Spring 2007?As prom night approaches, anxiety sets in to find the perfect dress. At Bloomingdale?s, prom goers will find the most extensive and fashionable assortment of formal dresses to please every taste. This season, celebrity influence is stronger than ever as seen with the numerous styles that have come straight from the red carpet, which makes for the most glamorous prom season!

Fashion for Prom 2007 can be divided into 5 key trends: Shine, Black & White, Grecian Goddess, The Bold & the Beautiful and White.

Shine takes direction straight from the ready-to-wear runway and dives into prom. The Shine trend is for the funky, fashion risk taker and is best worn in a short mini dress done in sequin, beading and gold or silver metallics. Bloomingdale?s loves this look paired with a puffy little jacket, black opaque tights and worn with either a ballet flat or strappy platform heel.

Black & White is the most traditional and sophisticated trend of the season. This style can either be long or short with detail coming from lace elements, a bold print or a simple sash or bow. Most often with Black & White the accent of one color over another becomes the trend, one color is the focal point while the other provides detail. Bloomingdale?s adores this look with black or white platform shoes or a great black patent leather flat. For jewelry try bangle bracelets or a chunky necklace to complete the look.

The Grecian Goddess is one of the noticeably new trends where the details can be found from the waist up. This look is always long and comes in a fluid fabric with gathering detail throughout the dress. The Grecian Goddess comes in pure and bright colors with details made of fabric and ribbon. Bloomingdale?s thinks prom customers cannot go wrong with a one-shoulders Grecian dress!

The Bold & the Beautiful trend consist of bold, bright colors and geometric prints. The dress silhouette is very loose from the bust line down giving it a very island feel and spirit. Bloomingdale?s suggests wearing this look with a pair of fabulous metallic flats and bangle bracelets on both arms. The Bold & the Beautiful will definitely be a favorite of the warmer climate areas and, best of all, it is comfortable!

The White trend is a favorite for prom making young woman feel like princesses for a day. The fashion statement here is no use of color which is complimentary with most skin and hair tones. Again, this silhouette is typically long and best in chiffon but, after that, anything goes.

Bloomingdale?s will also be hosting a series of prom events with Teen Vogue in March and April where you are invited to have your prom picture taken and enter for the chance to be Teen Vogue?s prom princess featured in an upcoming issue. Log onto Bloomingdales.com for local event details.

Bloomingdale?s, a division of Federated Department Stores, was founded in 1872 and currently operates 38 stores in New York, New Jersey, Nevada, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, Minnesota, Florida, California and Georgia. For website access, please log onto www.bloomingdales.com.