Alysen Latorre of Sherman exercises her right to bare arms, modeling a strapless gown.

Don’t want to get fined by the fashion police on your big night? Here’s the inside scoop on this year’s most major trends from Lisa McCracken, advertising/marketing director at Charleston Town Center.

Styles
Traditional ball gown
Two-piece gown
Lace-up backs
Spaghetti straps ... or none at all
Dresses with a stole (a.k.a. wrap/shawl)
Cinderella slippers

Colors
“Ice Princess” — ice blue, frosted peach and violet (anything that shimmers)
“Warm Spring” — sky blue, deep apple green, sunny yellow
“Classic” — solid black, black and white combination
Floral patterns

Guys
Baggy jackets and pinstripe pants — think zoot suits/1920s gangsters

Walking sticks
Fedoras
European-style shirt collars

South Charleston’s Rimi Gill proves that classic black is always fashionable. Her spaghetti straps are also trendy this year.

Is that the International Man of Mystery himself? Nope, it’s George Washington’s Chad Lewis in a tux with a European-style shirt collar.

Sarah Dixon from George Washington shows that sequins never go out of style. She’s also sporting a stole, a popular accessory this year.