Prom
Prom Dress Shopping In Store
We are open by appointment - so please call, email or private FB or Instagram message us to schedule your appointment.
-Appointments allow us to have a fitting room available for you and helps us with our staffing.
Our shoppers appreciate our laid back, non-pushy store. We encourage you and your guests to take an active approach to selecting your dress. We allow you to look through our huge selection of dresses to find ones you'd like to try on. We can also pull some dresses for you if you'd like.
We respect your privacy and allow your guests to assist you in the fitting room and we will also assist you as much as you'd like ~ helping you zip, clip, tie, etc. your dresses when trying on.
(NOTE: If you are looking for a salon where you sit back and a select number ofdresses are bought to you by a consultant who dresses and undresses you ~ that is not who we are. We wouldn't want you to be disappointed if that is what you are expecting. 🙂)
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Alterations: Most Dresses need some type of alterations. Most local seamstress should be able to do it for you. All gowns (even beaded gowns) can be taken in at the side seams or the seam at the back or hemmed. Short waisted girls might need to have the straps shortened to fit properly.
IMPORTANCE OF THE CORRECT SHOES FOR ALTERATIONS- It is very important to wear the shoes to your seamstress apppintment that you plan to wear with your dress at your event. This affects what length the seamstress will make the dress. For Example: If you wear flats with your dress to your seamstress appointment and the seamstress makes the length to go with those flats - and then you change your mind and wear 2-inch high-heeled shoes - then the dress will be too short. So please keep that in mind. 🙂
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Suggestions of what to bring to your appointment:
*Shoes - You may want to bring a pair of dress shoes similar to what you plan to wear with your dress.
*Neutral Color Under Garments - Please bring underwear, a good bra and any shapewear you may want to wear under your dress. Make sure your undergarments are of a neutral color so they do not show through the dresses you are trying on.
*Hair - You may want to style your hair in a way that you can easily pull it up - or in a similarish way that you may wear it for your event.
*Look & Feel Your Best - Trying on formal dresses and Wedding Gowns is an exciting experience and we want you to feel beautiful. 🥰 That usually means being freshly showered/bathed, legs/underarms shaved (if you are so inclined ), and your usual makeup routine.
*An Open Mind - It's helpful to have an open mind when dress shopping. You may LOVE a dress on you that you might NEVER have considered. It happens here all the time. 🙂----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shopping Requests, Shopping Party Size, Children, Strollers and Car Seats
To protect our dresses, we appreciate you keeping all food, candies, and beverages outside of the prom and bridal departments.
For everyone's safety, comfort, and enjoyment during this special shopping experience for you and all our other guests, we ask that a maximum of two (2) people accompany the shopper in the prom / homecoming department at a time.
Children and infants get very impatient during the shopping process which can make everyone stressed, so for your shopping experience to be the most pleasant, we recommend you make other arrangements for children so you can enjoy your day of shopping undistracted. If that is not possible, we require that all infants, toddlers and children be kept close to you at all times to keep everyone safe.
It can get very crowded at Universe, so when we do get busy in the store, we may ask you to place your strollers and car seats in our designated areas to keep our walkways and aisles clear for all of our guests.
Thank you so much for understanding.
Tuxes
We no longer offer tux rentals at Universe. Sorry for any inconvenience.