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Note that "formal wear" doesn't necessarily mean "prom dress." Harvard women suffer from a fear of looking too "high school" when selecting a dress for a formal. Consequently, all Harvard women must eventually acquire the Little Black Dress for that sophisticated "college" look...

Author: By Molly B. Confer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Leave Fluffy With the Folks | 7/3/1992 | See Source »

...paying off and you need some audio candy to share with that special someone, check out the Lightning Seeds Sense. It plays like a soundtrack from one of John Hughes' eighties Brat Pack flicks--vulnerable and dreamy and above all cute. This is music for the alternative prom...

Author: By J.c. Herz, | Title: From Puppy Love to Rejection | 3/12/1992 | See Source »

Brenda and Brandon had a hard time getting adjusted to West Beverly High, but they quickly made the friendships that will last as long as the show is on the air: Dylan is the loner; Steve, the jock; Kelly, the prom queen; Donna, the air head; David, the lovable geek; Andrea, the brilliant but sexually-repressed school newspaper editor. And, being from Beverly Hills, they are all beautiful people...

Author: By Mark N. Templeton, | Title: Moral Fixation | 10/9/1991 | See Source »

Though the show's moral message always comes through loud and clear, it is not always what you'd expect to hear. Would Dylan and Brenda sleep together on prom night? They sure would. But only after they decided it was really important that people love each other before they have sex. During an earlier episode, Dylan and Brenda talked about the importance of using condoms...

Author: By Mark N. Templeton, | Title: Moral Fixation | 10/9/1991 | See Source »

...Parry believes that Jack is a modern Fisher King, a '90s knight searching for the grail of emotional redemption, and Parry knows where it is: in a billionaire's mansion. Parry also has a quest: to win the troth of a frayed damsel (Amanda Plummer, again doing her prom-queen-from-Mars number...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Words Of One Syllabus | 9/23/1991 | See Source »

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