Every year, whether it's prom for the senior class or cotillion for the junior class, the annual dances in May create heavy anticipation for upperclassmen girls as the nights loom closer and closer. The hair, makeup, nails, and most importantly, the dress come to the forefront of many people's minds. There...

Growing up, I always dreamed of what my perfect prom dress would look like. Would it be floor length? Would it have rhinestones and sparkles? And as WA’s version of Junior Prom, Cotillion, approaches for me, I realize there was a thing my dreams did not include: the stress-inducing, almost toxic, culture...