A mall storefront at Colorado Mills is a different sort of prom stop from a standalone bridal salon. NVME Clothing, which also styles itself NV|ME, runs its shop inside the outlet mall on West Colfax in Lakewood, and its website pairs a long list of formal labels with everyday clothing, shoes, shapewear, lashes and a house beauty line. Prom has its own "All Prom Dresses" section on the site, sitting alongside separate homecoming, quinceañera, ball gown and evening collections.
The labels in the prom catalog
The gown menu is wide. Prom styles are grouped by designer, and the list includes:
- Terani Couture, with separate prom, pageant, homecoming and evening groupings
- Cinderella Divine and its Ladivine prom and evening lines
- MnM Couture, plus Glam by MnM Couture
- Juliet, May Queen, Amelia Couture, Andrea & Leo and Nox Anabel prom collections
- Dancing Queen, Passion, Let's and GLS by Gloria
That is a bigger roster than one mall suite could hang at once, and the online catalog is built for shipping as well as for walk-in shoppers. NVME ships to all 50 states and abroad. For a prom shopper who wants to try a gown on in Lakewood, the sensible move is to phone the store with the style number and ask whether it is on the floor in her size.
Quinceañera, homecoming and everyday racks
Formalwear here goes well beyond prom. The catalog adds homecoming styles, and NVME is a natural stop for families planning a quince court as well as a prom night. Earrings, lashes and shapewear can come from the same counter as the dress.
Quinceañera
Sections from several of the same labels, plus damas dresses and ball gowns
Everyday racks
Party dresses, jumpsuits, tops, shoes, jewelry and hair extensions
Beauty and active
The store's own nv|me lashes and cosmetics, and an Andrea Meza activewear collection
The mall location matters for the west side of the metro. Colorado Mills sits at the edge of Lakewood near Golden, close to Interstate 70, which puts the store within reach of Jefferson County families at Green Mountain, Lakewood, Golden, Bear Creek, Wheat Ridge and Alameda International high schools. Shoppers driving down from the foothills on I-70 reach it before they reach Denver, which makes it a convenient formalwear stop for students across west metro Colorado.
Store policies are spelled out online.
Refunds
NVME does not give them.
Exchanges
Most apparel can be exchanged once within 15 days if it comes back unworn with tags.
Shipping charges
Avoided by making the exchange in person at one of its locations.
Formal gowns are the exception, and the refund policy says so in two short sentences.
Evening gowns are final sale. Therefore, no exchange will be granted.
Before a Colorado Mills gown trip
Can a prom gown from NVME be exchanged?
No. The store's refund policy treats evening gowns as final sale, so settle on size and style before paying.
Does NVME carry quinceañera and damas dresses too?
Yes. Labels including Ladivine, May Queen, Juliet, Nox Anabel and GLS by Gloria have quinceañera sections in the catalog, and GLS and Ladivine list damas styles.