00:00Can you wear a prom dress outside of prom?
00:02The answer is usually no.
00:07Hi, I'm Sarah, and I'm going to be wearing a prom dress for one whole day.
00:12Are you serious?
00:13It's gonna be peels all day, full length dress, lots of beads.
00:17It's got feathers, it's got rhinestones, it's got crinoline, it's got tulle.
00:20Big, poofy, sparkly, exciting.
00:23It's got satin, it's got lacing, it's got zippers, it's got everything.
00:27I didn't have the opportunity to go to my prom, so this is like I'm living that experience
00:33ten years later as an adult.
00:34I would love to kind of do prom 2.0, maybe spice it up and bring my personality out a
00:40little
00:40bit more, whether it's with the makeup or the hair, whatever jewelry I can throw on there.
00:45I never actually went to prom.
00:47I was tutored in high school, so I never went to a traditional high school.
00:50So this will be my first prom.
00:53I think it's gonna be hilarious.
00:55Me trying to fit into the bathroom stalls in my dress, squish onto a subway seat in my
01:00dress.
01:00What will people think about me?
01:03Like I have on a prom dress, I've been out of high school for like years.
01:06I'm so excited to revamp this old prom dress.
01:09Let's get dolled up.
01:11How are you feeling?
01:14Um...
01:14I like it because I feel really fancy.
01:16Okay this dress, it fits perfectly with the exception of the straps.
01:20I'm realizing how tough it's going to be to wear this all day.
01:23I'm ready to live one day of my life dressed like a real princess.
01:49Um...
01:50Let's see.
01:50Let's see what happens.
01:52Look at those beads.
01:54I'm attempting to zip this up as we speak.
01:57I have it almost to the top and it's a little bit stuck.
02:01It's the morning of my prom dress challenge.
02:04I'm putting my glam together and now I'm gonna try to put on this dress.
02:08I'm about to head into the real world in my beautiful gown.
02:14I have a little bit of butterflies, just excited to see the reactions.
02:17Here we go!
02:19So about half the people I passed are like staring at me and the other half are just
02:23totally ignoring me.
02:24Sounds about right for New York.
02:26Not gonna lie to you, I kind of love the ceiling.
02:29I feel super normal.
02:30It's actually just kind of putting a smile on my face because I know people are looking
02:34at me wondering what is going on.
02:36I just like the people in New York maybe think, you know, I have like a ball to go to
02:39at like
02:409.30 in the morning on a Thursday.
02:44You know what?
02:45I wish I did.
02:47I had two people comment, I think they asked if I was going to prom actually.
02:51Are you going to prom?
02:52Yeah, I am.
02:53Prom queen?
02:55A woman on the subway told me that she loved my dress and gave me a big smile.
02:59Just hanging out in a dress.
03:02It looks like you're going to a 8 a.m. Monday wedding.
03:07What's your black name?
03:08It looks like you're the unfavorite family to me because you have to take the subway.
03:12Outward.
03:13Out of place.
03:14I have turned a few heads, but mostly people are just happy to see me smiling.
03:19I feel great.
03:20Check in later though.
03:21Just got to work and I'm trying to get under my desk and it like kind of doesn't like...
03:33Hey Dave, what were your thoughts when you saw me in a prom dress?
03:37At first I just thought that you were like, it was laundry day or something.
03:41Stairs are challenging.
03:43I literally have to hold my dress up.
03:50Careful.
03:50I know.
03:52I'm on my afternoon stroll and so far so good.
03:56I feel actually pretty comfortable in this look and breathing is easier than I thought
04:00it would be.
04:01Going to the bathroom is okay too.
04:03So one of the most difficult things about wearing a prom dress at work is having to go
04:08to the ladies room.
04:10Um, it's something that you expect when you're like actually at prom but not at work.
04:17Still feel fabulous.
04:18I'm getting amazing comments.
04:19I've gotten nothing but, you look great and your stress is amazing and I wish I wore mine
04:23today.
04:24So, all to prove to you.
04:27Wear what you want and wear it with confidence and it's going to look great on you.
04:30I think the hardest thing about wearing this dress is the noise that it makes.
04:34It swooshes everywhere, leaves a trail of bees everywhere I go.
04:38I'm starting to lose feathers so I'm putting them in my hair.
04:41I'm a bird that just can't keep it together.
04:45I'm done wearing the dress.
04:46I'm going to take it off.
04:48I'm so, so happy.
04:50It's time.
04:51I would say overall successful day.
04:53The comments definitely increased as my day went on.
04:57The only negative one I got though was, I like your dress.
05:00It's too noisy.
05:01Overall, no complaints.
05:02Guys, I love this experiment.
05:04But honestly, I would do it again in a heartbeat because it's fun.
05:07And what is life without a little bit of fun?
05:10Oh me?
05:11I'm just lounging.
05:13This is the end of my prom.
