The Most Iconic Prom Dresses of All Time

While we won't be shopping for a prom dress this season, we can't help feeling a little nostalgic for the party of all high school parties. What better way to relive prom than through some of the most memorable on-screen looks ever?

Pretty in Pink, 1986

THE ROLE:
Molly Ringwald as Andie Walsh
PROM SONG:
"If You Leave" by OMD
WHY WE LOVE IT:
Determined to show her high school's rich snobs that they didn't break her, Andie creates a 80s-tastic prom dress from a hand-me-down a thrift-store buy. End result: She makes them all look like jerks-and she gets the guy.

Beverly Hills 90210, 1993

THE ROLL:
Shannen Doherty as Brenda Walsh
PROM SONG:
"Losing My Religion" by REM
WHY WE LOVE IT:
While the "Spring Dance" isn't technically the 90210 posse's prom, it was just as memorable. Who could forget the infamous black and white dress that Kelly and Brenda both insisted on wearing — or the latter losing her virginity once it dropped to floor?

Marcus Vance

Marcus Vance

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