The first rule at Joyce's Boutique & The Pageant Room is about your classmates, not your size. The store keeps a local school registry.
Joyce’sTPR will not sell the same style in the same color to another student attending the same school for the same event.
That promise is written into the store's order policy. Local customers have to confirm that their style and color is not already registered for their school before an order is filled, and if no school is given, the store holds the dress until it can confirm one. For Williamson County girls headed to the same dance, that is the whole ballgame.
What the racks hold
Joyce's splits its formalwear into two big categories: Prom + Pageant, and Homecoming + Cocktail. The designer names behind them are a strong prom lineup. Sherri Hill is the deepest by a wide margin, and the store even points shoppers to the Sherri Hill New York Fashion Week runway show to pick out favorites. After that come Portia & Scarlett, Primavera Couture, Amarra, Jovani, Dave & Johnny, Johnathan Kayne, Ava Presley and Jessica Angel, plus Eliza Benton, Benjamin Walk and Sydney's Closet. The pageant half of the name is real.
Pageant gowns share a category with prom, so a contestant and a junior can shop the same racks, with the same designer lineup on both sides.
Shoes and accessories have their own section, and the store runs standing sale racks, including a Super Sale section priced from $50 to $75 and three marked-down tiers.
20%
Off on the first sale tier
30%
Off on the middle tier
50%
Off on the deepest tier
Sizing and the schools nearby
Designer sizing varies a lot from one label to the next, and Joyce's says so up front. Most dresses need minor alterations such as shortening straps or hemming, and the store invites you in for the most accurate measurements.
Marion sits along Interstate 57 in southern Illinois, and the store on Aviation Drive serves much of the region. Marion High School is the home school, with Herrin, Carterville and Johnston City close by in Williamson County. Carbondale Community High School to the west, West Frankfort's Frankfort Community High School to the north and Harrisburg to the east round out the map.
How Joyce's handles the registry and returns
How does the Joyce's school registry work?
Tell the store your school and event when you buy. It will not sell the same style in the same color to another student at your school for the same dance.
Can I return a prom dress from Joyce's?
No. All sales are final, so check the designer's size chart and ask the staff for help with sizing before you buy.