Homecoming hemlines and the fight over fall formal fashion: ‘The dresses are shorter than ever’
CHICAGO -- Chicago dad Exavier Pope will tell you he aced homecoming dress selection for his 17-year-old daughter, Emory. He had a few ground rules, of course. The dress couldn’t have a plunging neckline, and the hemline had to be at “a reasonable level.”
Emory wore a strapless, black, ruched number from Express, black tights and lace-up boots this month to her final homecoming dance at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School. Pope described his daughter’s dress as feminine, beautiful and tasteful. His social media followers agreed when he posted pictures of his daughter on the big night.
One Twitter user commented: “She’s beautiful, fam! And I wish that’s the dress my daughter would’ve picked out. Don’t get me started ...”
In households across the Chicago area and around the country, the discussions — or in some cases, the tense negotiations — began as early as July, when
