Exclusive | Teens from all over travel to NYC to find the prom dress of their dreams for free at giveaway: I love the way that I look
Thirteen-year-old Kamila Gomez was so happy with the dark green, satin gown she chose on Saturday that she kept it on and left in the dress, matching tiara, jewel-encrusted clutch and high heels she’d chosen.“I love the way that I look,” Gomez told The Post as she walked out of the church beaming.Best of all, it was free — thanks to Winnie’s Closet.For the 10th year in a row, the free prom dress drive popped up in Brooklyn to offer girls a selection of formal dresses and accessories — items that typically cost hundreds of dollars.“Prom is a special day, and they are making it extra special.So I’m really happy,” Giselle Acevedo told The Post after her daughter picked out her look, sparkly accessories and all from a room in the back of Mount Sion Baptist Church, where many of the volunteers come from.
“I feel great because sometimes you don’t have the money to go out and buy all these things together.So, you know, it helps.
Resources like this are really helpful for the family.” She heard about the free prom dress and accessory drive through her daughter’s school in Highland Park and brought her to Crown Heights in hopes of finding the perfect dress.Which they did.Gomez tried on several styles but quickly fell in love with the long gown she pulled.When she exited the fitting tent to show her mom, the room erupted into hoots and hollers as the volunteers fawned over the teen.“There’s so many people giving me so many compliments.
I just can’t handle it,” she said, smiling.She was just one of nearly 100 girls to leave Mount Sion Baptist Church with a free dress and accessories ready for prom.Seventeen-year-old Danielle Carlor was a little nervous that she wouldn’t find anything that matched her style, so she really appreciated having like-minded women and girls around to help her.She said it “felt comforting to know other people are in the same boat.Knowing we’re all here looking for a dress that we need.”Now that she’s cho...