Where can I find a Prom dress for under $100?
In the Disney tale, it’s a fairy godmother who rescues the beautiful Cinderella from servitude with a spectacular gown and pair of glass slippers to don for the Royal Ball so she can dance the night away and dazzle the prince. At Hazen Union School in Hardwick, it’s the student council that is prepared to rescue students from a financial pinch with spectacular gowns to don for the Junior Prom. With racks of donated dresses spanning the color spectrum, Hazen Union School has launched Cinderella’s Closet, a fund-raiser for the student council and an opportunity for Hazen girls to dazzle their friends for $25 or less. Last week, sophomore Malina Leslie thumbed through embroidery, yards of satin and spaghetti straps with surprise. “I’m so impressed with how nice these are,” she exclaimed to friends in a corner of the high school’s cafeteria, where Cinderella’s Closet has been set up with the aid of wood shop students who built both the dress racks and a platform in front of a wall mirror.
