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"Right around inauguration time last year, a smart site called DressRegistry.com popped up to let women lay claim to the ball gowns and cocktail dresses they&amp;#39;d purchased and send the word that other party guests better not show up in the same frock. Now that prom time has rolled around, high schoolers are getting similarly wise.\nPinterestFacebookportrait of two teenage couples smiling\nPHOTO: Getty Images/StockbyteToday&amp;#39;s New York Times reports that teenage girls have been making use of a Facebook group called Don&amp;#39;t Steal My Dress (decidedly more high school in name than the passive old &amp;quot;Dress Registry,&amp;quot; huh?) to make sure nobody shows up to prom in the same thing. &amp;quot;In the age of &amp;#39;Who Wore It Better?&amp;#39; in Us magazine, there are few fashion faux pas more mortifying for a high school girl than showing up at the prom wearing the same dress as someone else (and maybe not wearing it as well),&amp;quot; the article says. &amp;quot;To girls who came of age with Facebook and &amp;#39;haul videos,&amp;#39; the groups are an intuitive extension of the social networking experience. They help relieve some of the anxiety of a night when judgments run high, while giving them a chance to &amp;#39;ooh&amp;#39; and &amp;#39;aah&amp;#39; collectively over pretty clothes.&amp;quot;\nSign up for Glamour.com&amp;#39;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters!\nThe Times goes on to say that the concept has been around for a few prom seasons now (since at least 2007), but it &amp;quot;shows signs of evolving as well: There are now similar groups for graduations and homecomings.&amp;quot; I think it&amp;#39;s pretty darn smart, don&amp;#39;t you? Are any of you dolls headed to prom over the next few weeks? Do you know what you&amp;#39;re wearing yet? Do your friends have a &amp;quot;Don&amp;#39;t Steal My Dress&amp;quot; Facebook page? Would you want to be a part of one to avoid a major faux pas at the prom? Discuss!\nPLUS!\n- 79 prom dress for under $150\n- Poll: Who had the best prom movie look ever?\n- It&amp;#39;s Reader Appreciation Day! Celebrate by sending us your horrible prom photos...\nMore Ways to Get Glamour\nYou could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com!\nAdd Glamour to your iGoogle homepage\nFollow Slaves to Fashion on Twitter!\nVisit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10!\nEnter the latest Glamour sweepstakes!\nFREE Beauty Stuff! Enter for your Chance to Win a New Prize Every Day!\nPhoto: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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