Choosing the perfect prom dress can be quite stressful—unless your mom has an amazing one tucked away in her closet! More and more teens are opting to wear their moms’ vintage dresses for the big night, and you know what? They look incredible.
Who can blame them for borrowing? According to PromGirl, a leading online prom dress retailer in the U.S., the total cost of a prom night in 2017 could exceed $2,000! That’s if you go all out on limo rentals, a fancy dinner, and a professional photoshoot. Prom tickets alone often cost over $100, and a trendy dress can be four times that amount. By reaching for your mom’s vintage gems, you’re not only reviving chic retro styles but also saving a ton of money and stress—and you might just fill your mom’s heart with pride.
Recently, a high school senior named Ally Johnson from Hilliard, Ohio, chose to wear her mom’s stunning gown from 1995 to her own prom. “People were shocked; they didn’t believe it was my mom’s senior prom dress,” she told TODAY Style. “It’s a vintage, old Hollywood look.” Scroll down to see more beauties who looked picture-perfect for prom in their moms’ old outfits!
Who Wore It Better?
My Daughter Wore My Senior Prom Dress To Her Junior Prom (left: Mom 1990 / Right: Daughter 2014)
I Wore My Mom’s Wedding Dress!
My Daughter Wearing My Prom Dress
My Daughter Wore My Re-purposed Prom Dress From 1987 And Loved It!
Me In 2015, My Mom In 1986
Prom 2017, Prom 1992… The Same Dress
Saved Money On Prom By Going Vintage – I Wore My Momma’s Prom Dress
My Senior Prom Dress 1996, My Daughter’s Prom In 2017
My Daughter Wore My Prom Dress From 1990
I Dont Have A Picture Of My Mom In It But I Algered The Top To Make It Fit Me For Prom After My Mom Passed Away
1998 Vs 2017
Me And My Mom Our Junior Prom In The Same Exact Dres
My Mom Had Been Saving Her Old Prom Dress For All These Years Just So Her Future Daughter Could Try It On
Mother And Daughter Wearing The Same Prom Dress
She Didn’t Wear It To Prom But I At Least Got Her To Try It On And Stand In The Same Spot The Morning Of Her Prom Day At My Parents House….20 Years Later
My Oldest Daughter Trying On My Prom Dress A Couple Of Years Ago
My Daughter Wore The Same Dress I Wore In 1988 To My Senior Military Ball
Proud To Wear My Moms Prom Dress 22 Years Later
My Little Sister Decided To Wear My Mom’s Prom Dress For Her Prom This Year
Love That My Daughter Is Wearing My 17 Year Old Dress
My Daughters Prom Was This Past Weekend And She Wore My Prom Dress From 20 Years Ago. Black Dresses Are Never Out Of Style
Sharing As My Daughter Wore Mine Just This Past Sat! My Prom 1996, Hers 2017
My Wife And I 1997 Prom Our Daughter 2017 Prom Same Dress!
Me At Prom On The Left In 1990. My Daughter In My Dress Going To Her Prom In 2014
Mother And Daughter Wearing The Same Prom Dress
Mom’s Prom Dress
I Think It’s The Most Beautiful, But I’m A Little Biased Toward My Own Family….1987 And 2017
Revamped My Mom’s Old Prom Dress And Wore It To My Senior Prom
My Daughter Has Always Said She Wanted To Wear Mom’s Dress For Her Senior Prom, Mission Complete
I Wore A Dress (Green) Passed From My Grandmother To My Aunt And Down To Me For My Sorority Formal And It Was Perfect!!
That’s Me On The Left In 1993 And On The Right – My Daughter In 2017, Wearing My Prom Dress. I’m Happy She Likes My Style
Mom And I Shared Several Dresses, 24 Years Apart
Since I Was Wearing My Mom’s Senior Prom Dress From The ’70s, We Had To Recreate This Gem
Wore My Mama’s Dress To Prom
Me (2017) In My Mom’s Junior Prom Dress (1996)
Wearing My Mother’s Prom Dress From 1983
I Wore The Same Dress My Mom Wore For Her Prom
My Daughter Wore My Prom Dress 19 Years Later ..!! 1998/2017
1989 Is Like, Super In Right Now
Wore The Dress My Mum Made When She Was 17. In 1987. And Wore It To My Senior Ball Last Weekend
My Daughter Wore My Gown To A Friends Senior Prom That I Wore For My Sister In Law’s Wedding 20 Years Ago
Me In 1996 And My Daughter, Zoe In 2016 Wearing The Same Prom Dress
Had The Privilege Of Wearing My Mom’s Dress To Prom Tonight
Prom 1980 Something And Prom 2016
My Daughter Did That. She Wore My Exact Prom Dress From My Prom
Wearing My Mom’s Prom Dress 25 Years Later!
The Mom On The Left Says Her Daughter Was Left Disappointed By A Dress She Ordered Online, So She Raided Her Closet And Found This Saucy Purple Number Instead
First Worn In 1962 – Last Worn In 2013. Mother, Two Daughters And One Grand Daughter
Tacky Prom Last Night!
