Off the red carpets and on to the proms
According to prom-style experts, including one local blogger, here's how this year's red-carpet trends will speak to teens.
Blush tones
Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer has proved throughout this season that plus-sized women can rock pastels. But her sparkling ecru Tadashi Shoji was a tonal winner Sunday night.
And one that foreshadows, too.
"This is going to be a creamy, blush prom season," said Marissa Rubinetti, senior buyer for special-occasion dresses at the Conshohocken-based David's Bridal. The colorless color is the biggest fashion trend for prom, she said.
Rubinetti credited Gwyneth Paltrow's one-shouldered Tom Ford, Rooney Mara's creamy fishtail Givenchy, and Shailene Woodley's long-sleeve Valentino Couture as top reasons why youngsters will be vying for ivory.






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Catherine wore a blue smoky eye and warm blusher and lip color. The dress flattered the duchess' figure while the smoked palette made her eyes pop. Pink blush and lip color prevented the look from being overkill. As for Camilla, her choice of a




