It was a fairytale day for many a Bay State high school girl Saturday as they chose their prom dresses at the Belle of the Ball Boutique Day at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston.
“Life has thrown us many curve balls, but our mission remains the same: every high school girl should have the experience of feeling beautiful,” said Arthur Anton Jr., of Anton’s Cleaners, a founder of the Belle of the Ball. “Because of last year’s hiatus, we have the ability to help more deserving young women than ever before, thanks to our generous corporate partners, dress donors and volunteers.”
More than 1,000 girls were invited to take part in the Boutique Day where they spent the day shopping and being pampered ahead of prom.
Those who wish to help support getting dresses to a girl in need can donate a dress from Feb. 6 through March at any Anton’s Cleaners, Enterprise Bank or Jordan’s Furniture location in eastern Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire or R.I.
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Janesica Johnson, 18, of Dorchester, smiles at her reflection in a mirror as she tries on a necklace to accessorize the prom dress she selected during Belle of the Ball. (Paul Connors/Boston Herald)
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Lindsay Lopez, 18, of Lawrence, gets help trying out jewelry to accessorize the prom dress she selected during Belle of the Ball. (Paul Connors/Boston Herald)
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 1-SATURDAY: Alenise Fernandes, 16, of Fall River, grins with excitement as she walks the red-carpeted runway to applause while show off the prom dress she selected during Belle of the Ball, an organization providing prom gowns to students in need, at the Hynes Convention Center April 1, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Connors/Media News Group/Boston Herald)
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 1-SATURDAY: Genesis Moya, 18, of Lawrence, looks at her reflection in a mirror while wearing jewelry to accessorize the prom dress she selected during Belle of the Ball, an organization providing prom gowns to students in need, at the Hynes Convention Center April 1, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Connors/Media News Group/Boston Herald)
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 1-SATURDAY: Oscaury Polanco, 16, of Lawrence, grins with excitement as she walks the red- carpeted runway to show off the prom dress she selected during Belle of the Ball, an organization providing prom gowns to students in need, at the Hynes Convention Center April 1, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Connors/Media News Group/Boston Herald)
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 1-SATURDAY: Volunteers select prom dresses off a rack to show to young ladies searching for the right fit during Belle of the Ball, an organization providing prom gowns to students in need, at the Hynes Convention Center April 1, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Connors/Media News Group/Boston Herald)
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 1-SATURDAY: Yira Brito, 19, of Lawrence, look at herself in a mirror while trying on prom dresses during Belle of the Ball, an organization providing prom gowns to students in need, at the Hynes Convention Center April 1, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Connors/Media News Group/Boston Herald)
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 1-SATURDAY: Volunteer Therese Leone, left, helps Maxiel Almanzar, right, 18, of Lawrence, with selecting prom dresses to try on during Belle of the Ball, an organization providing prom gowns to students in need, at the Hynes Convention Center April 1, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Connors/Media News Group/Boston Herald)
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 1-SATURDAY: Loyda Tavarez, 17, of Lawrence, twirls around in the prom dress she selected during Belle of the Ball, an organization providing prom gowns to students in need, at the Hynes Convention Center April 1, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Connors/Media News Group/Boston Herald)
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 1-SATURDAY: Amber Canals, 18, of Lawrence, walks the red-carpeted runway to show off the prom dress she selected during Belle of the Ball, an organization providing prom gowns to students in need, at the Hynes Convention Center April 1, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Connors/Media News Group/Boston Herald)
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 1-SATURDAY: Containers packed with various styles of shoes are displayed to accessorize the prom dresses selected by young ladies during Belle of the Ball, an organization providing prom gowns to students in need, at the Hynes Convention Center April 1, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Connors/Media News Group/Boston Herald)
