Weighing us down both emotionally and physically. Questioning and disbelief of those around us, as long as we’d rather avoid the dismissal. You can show your power by searching for #lifeinleggings on Facebook and Twitter, and adding your story or giving your support. What does prom have to do with empowering a future generation of leaders across the nation?
Maybe we were waiting for that dreamy date or waiting for that awkward one.
We might remember the stress of finding the perfect dress or the perfect prom pose, when we think of our prom night. For Macy’s, prom this year means motivating nearly 1000 underserved, high achieving students across the country to reach their dreams of academic and professional success. Eventually, it’s the ‘first ever’ premier retail partner to do so. Whenever providing more than 2500 dresses for students and ‘one on one’ style sessions in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, NYC, and Silver Spring, MD, for the first time Macy’s is partnering with TLC’s Say Yes to the Prom initiative. Essentially, the initiative will allow high achieving but underserved high school students from around the country to attend their prom, and to feel special doing so.
Join the fun with these high school students by scrolling through the looks in our digital gallery below and don’t forget to tune in for the TV specials in April. Buy a prom dress at Macy’s on April 8 and know that you going to be buying one more dress to benefit a hardworking student who otherwise was a symbol of our commitment to localized involvement in the communities where we live and work for 20 years.
This year, we are celebrating our milestone anniversary by giving our customers the chance to give back with us through the Make Good Cents Campaign.
Employees across the country contribute food, money and their time to food pantries and soup kitchens. We have had an incredible percentage of enthusiasm out of these students. Generally, durham might be taking select students on a special shopping day with him in Chicago, Miami, and Silver Spring. While encouraging that and hoping we’re building more confidence so they can truly go out and become the stars they are, he said, re just here supporting that.
Durham, who stars in the Atlanta based version of Say Yes to the Dress, said he enjoys hearing students’ stories as they choose their outfits. Willingness to listen and be educated about fashion trends is really unbelievable. Macy’s should be donating 2500 dresses for students to select from January through April. Nonetheless, for every prom dress purchased by customers on April 8, Macy’s will donate one dress to Becca’s Closet, a nonprofit which donates prom dresses to high school girls. Events, a really new, exclusive line of Say Yes to the Prom dresses launched at approximately 200 Macy’s stores and on macys.com on Feb The collection features 28 assorted dresses styles ranging in price between $ 149 and $ 189. We are deeply proud of our collaboration with Discovery Communications and TLC on Say Yes to the Prom events to support so many academically highachieving, yet underserved young women across the country in their dream of finding the perfect dress to wear to the prom, said Stephanie Muelhausen, Macy’s vice president and fashion director. By partnering on this incredible initiative, Macy’s is able to offer students a gift of the season’s most beautiful gowns, and Actually the initiative is a perfect fit for the brand values of a company like Macy’s, dedicated to fashion and giving back to the community.
Confidence and the latest trends certainly await these students -celebrities have stepped up to offer their styling services.
Runway events in NYC and Los Angeles will feature custom hair and makeup services and style sessions with TLC personality Monte Durham, and fashion designer Betsey Johnson, who also donated purses, shoes and accessories from her Blue by Betsey Johnson collection.
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