Teens these days have been serving some serious looks at prom, but one nailed it recently with a Beyoncé-inspired dress that will make your jaw drop.
India Ross, a high school senior from St. Louis, raised the bar with a dress she DIYed to look like Beyoncé’s 2015 Givenchy Met Gala gown. She purchased the materials at Walmart, Michaels, and eBay, and with the help of a local designer named Toi Hall, along with Hall’s brother, created the perfect replica. Ross even nailed the hair, a slick high ponytail.
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The high school senior told Us Weekly that the dress cost $800 to make and was mesh with 2,000 hand-placed crystals, but the price and hard work was definitely worth it.
“This has been a true blessing,” she says. “I never thought that taking pictures at my prom would just blow up overnight.”
Ross plans to double-major in Fashion Business and Fashion Merchandising at Columbia College Chicago this fall and we have a feeling that she’ll absolute shine.
Slay, India! Slay!
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