Slideshow: Prom 2006 from gown to tux

Sunday, April 30, 2006

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Multimedia presentation by
LaMont Jones
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

High school proms are a $2.7 billion industry in the U.S. And even that eye-popping number may not fully express the importance placed on this single event as a lifetime memory.

Post-Gazette fashion editor LaMont Jones showcases the hot prom trends from hair styles to party shoes.

Multimedia Index

First published on April 30, 2006 at 12:00 am

Curt Chandler produced this show. Post-Gazette photographers Lake Fong, Martha Rial and John Heller provided images. Post-Gazette fashion editor LaMont Jones can be reached at ljones@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1469.