Editing Prom (section)

===Attire===
[[File:Pinning corsage 2011-04.jpg|thumb|right|A woman pinning a boutonnière on her prom date.]]
Traditionally, boys dress in black or white formal wear, often [[tuxedos]] regardless of the time of the event, sometimes paired with ties or [[bow tie]]s with [[vest]]s or [[cummerbund]]s, in some cases in colors matching their date's dress.

Traditionally, girls wear [[dresses]] or [[evening gowns]] and adorn themselves with ladies' jewelry such as earrings and a necklace. Traditionally, girls wear perfume and make-up such as eyeshadow, lipstick, mascara, and blush. Girls also traditionally wear a [[corsage]], given to them by their dates, and girls give boys matching [[boutonnière]]s to be worn on their [[lapels]].

By the 2000s, the clothes girls wear to prom have become more revealing due to the influence of celebrities and the mass media.<ref>{{Cite news |last=La Ferla |first=Ruth |date=May 29, 2001 |title=More and More, the Prom Dress Covers Less and Less |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/29/nyregion/more-and-more-the-prom-dress-covers-less-and-less.html |access-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220628151555/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/29/nyregion/more-and-more-the-prom-dress-covers-less-and-less.html |archive-date=June 28, 2022}}</ref>