The American prom has come a long way since its inception in the late 1890s. Prom, short for promenade, was first used to describe a simple college ball before gaining momentum and popularity as a high school dance. By the 1950s it had become more of the elaborate event it is today, with its prom courts, fancy cars, and expensive dresses — the glorified pinnacle of adolescence. I love looking Read more

My TV prom slideshow put me in the mood for even more prom fun — this time in the movies. Often the prom is the setting for a climactic moment, whether climatically romantic or, well, the climactic moment when everyone dies. Either way, watching these scenes can be cathartic, depending on your own personal experience with the teenage ritual. Ready to see some of my favorite movie proms? Read more

My prom was eons ago but there's no harm in reminiscing. Won't you join me? Helping us conjure up fond memories is Forever 21's adorable Prom '09 Look Book. Seeing these teenage girls and guys in their flirty getups makes me wish prom never ended. If I could go back, I would definitely do a few things differently, like wear a short dress and take pictures at a beachside amusement park. Why didn't Read more

Many of you felt my pain when it came to this week's episode of Gossip Girl. Thanks to the Lily flashbacks, just a few Upper East Side prom scenes got squeezed in between trips back to '80s LA — and that means an entire generation of GG fans got cheated out of the kind of episode that can be the highlight of a teen TV show's lifespan. So I've gathered up some memories of favorite proms from TV Read more

Last week's episode of 90210 was heavy on drama, and the aftermath will carry on into tonight's major milestone episode: the prom! The gang will get all decked out in their best (except for Silver, who's apparently still in the hospital) to dance the night away in celebration of their senior year. But as the promo for next week suggests, Naomi and Max will have it out while Adrianna confronts Read more

Model Karlie Kloss wore a Dior dress to her prom back in St. Louis, MO. The 19-year-old is an established star in the modeling world, but until she graduated this past Spring, she'd been going back and forth from the fantasy world of fashion to the life of a Midwestern high school kid. LIFE.com and photographer Gabrielle Revere followed Karlie backstage to Paris couture week, back to her Read more

Jessica Simpson wore a green, ethnic-print jacket and carried a matching purse today as she left lunch at Balthazar in NYC. The singer and designer is in the Big Apple with her fiancé, Eric Johnson, and while she was without her man for today's meal, the pair stepped out for a date night on Thursday. Jessica and Eric made their way east after celebrating Mother's Day with her younger sister Read more

Kellan Lutz pulled girlfriend AnnaLynne McCord in close as they strolled around Manhattan on Friday. The on-again duo have been attached at the hip since reigniting their flame, and she was even Kellan's date to his brother's wedding earlier this month. The Spring day in NYC wasn't hot enough for Kellan Lutz to get shirtless like he does when he hits the beach in California — though he did show Read more

Jessica Simpson showed off her well-tanned legs in the shortest of shorts as she arrived at a photo shoot in LA on Saturday. Jessica was in the company of her fiancé Eric Johnson and was later joined by her sister Ashlee and nephew Bronx Wentz. Jess is prepping for her upcoming wedding and has been sharing a few details about her big day, but last week she took a break from the planning to make Read more

This week's batch of Twitter fashion fun comes in cool behind-the-scenes snaps, Coachella party pics, and even one supermodel's prom. From Hilary Rhoda's sweet treat on set to Brad Goreski's very hip kicks, we've got a look at what's happening with the most stylish crowd in the Twitterverse. Click through to see them all. Read more