Susan Rose

Prom by private styling session

Susan Rose Dresses is built around the fitting room. It runs a 2,000 square foot showroom on West Sample Road, and its booking page treats prom as its own appointment type. Prom, homecoming, sweet 16 and quinceañera shoppers each get a private styling session with a consultant, and returning guests can book a second visit to revisit favorites.

The store asks one thing of its younger clients: a parent or guardian should come to the appointment. That is a sensible rule for a fitting where measurements, budgets and special orders all come up. It also means the stylist can talk through budget and timing with the person paying.

The shop has been dressing South Florida since 1985, and its about page leans on that history, describing more than four decades of dressing the women of the region. Its site pitches the store as South Florida's leading destination for social occasion attire. Prom sits next to bat mitzvahs, sweet 16s, quinceañeras, galas and mother-of-the-bride shopping on the same floor, and the store's tagline sums up the approach: redefining the way you dress shop.

The prom racks, label by label

The site breaks its evening stock into designer collections, and several of them are built for prom, with Jovani out front.

Jovani is the anchor. Jovani Prom 2026, Jovani Homecoming 2026, Jovani Evening, Jovani Couture and Jovani Cocktail each have their own collection page, and Jovani fills most of the featured styles on the homepage. La Femme runs separate Prom, Cocktail and Evening lines, Sherri Hill has a dedicated collection for shoppers who want the label most seniors already follow, and Terani Couture's evening and cocktail collections cover floor-length prom gowns and shorter homecoming looks.

Size range is a real strength here. Sizes on the floor run 2 through 30, per the store, and its online in-stock filter goes up to 32 and includes women's sizes. A plus-size student can check that filter before the first appointment.

Budget-wise, the appointment page puts the evening wear collection at $500 to $4,000. The featured Jovani gowns on the homepage run from about $700 to just over $1,000. Susan Rose prices like a designer salon and works like one: try on a gown in your size, then order the right one.

Walk-ins and appointments on Sample Road

Walk-ins are welcome, but clients who hold appointments will have precedence.

That rule comes straight from the store's booking policy, and the takeaway for prom is simple. Book. The store also offers after-hours appointments on request, which helps families juggling practice schedules and late shifts.

Which schools shop here

Sample Road is one of the main east-west roads through Coral Springs, and the store sits on its western stretch. Coral Springs High is about two miles east on the same road. Coral Glades High is a few minutes west, near the Sportsplex. J.P. Taravella High is south of Sample Road in the same city, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High is just north in Parkland. Monarch High sits next door in Coconut Creek, and the store itself lists Weston, Plantation, Tamarac, Margate and Boca Raton among the places its customers drive in from. Broward County proms land in the spring, so the useful window for ordering a special size or color is late winter, not April. For more shops across South Florida, this guide lists more shops around the region.

Susan Rose questions

Can Susan Rose see a prom shopper after hours?

Yes, on request. After-hours appointments help families working around practice schedules and late shifts, and a parent or guardian should still come along.

What sizes does Susan Rose carry?

Sizes run 2 to 30 in the store, with in-stock searching on its site up to size 32 and women's sizes.

Which prom designers are available?

Jovani, La Femme, Sherri Hill, Terani Couture, Portia and Scarlett and Tarik Ediz, along with several evening and cocktail labels.