The prom floor at Illusions Bridal & Prom
Illusions Bridal & Prom keeps ten designers in its prom collection, a lineup you would expect from a much larger city than Vincennes. The collection includes Alyce Paris, Ellie Wilde, Jovani, Landa, Morilee, Sherri Hill, Terani, Rachel Allan, Ava Presley and Ashley Lauren, and most of them have their own pages in this guide: Sherri Hill, Jovani, Terani, Rachel Allan, Ellie Wilde, Alyce Paris, Ava Presley, Ashley Lauren and Morilee.
Prom sizes
000 to 32
- 000
- 00
- 0
- 2
- 4
- 6
- 8
- 10
- 12
- 14
- 16
- 18
- 20
- 22
- 24
- 26
- 28
- 30
- 32
From 000 through 32, plus women's sizing from 14W up.
That range is the first thing to know if you are shopping with a friend group that does not share a size chart. The second is that the shop sells the rest of the outfit too. Jewelry, shoes, headpieces and undergarments are all stocked at the store, so the bra that works with a low back and the earrings that work with a high neck can be sorted out in the same visit as the gown.
The store does not treat prom as a side rack beside the bridal salon. Homecoming gets a separate collection in the fall, with Sherri Hill, Ashley Lauren, Ava Presley and Alyce Paris named for it, and short dresses in bold colors that suit a gym dance as well as a banquet.
A downtown shop on Eastern time
The store sits on Main Street in downtown Vincennes, the old river city that also holds the Vincennes University campus. Illusions makes a point of noting that it operates on Eastern time, and that is not trivia in a river town. Knox County keeps Eastern time, while Lawrenceville and Lawrence County, Illinois, just across the US 50 bridge, run an hour behind on Central. A family booking from the Illinois side should do the math before setting out.
The closest schools are the Knox County ones: Vincennes Lincoln High School, Rivet, South Knox, and North Knox up in Bicknell. Washington High School in Daviess County and Sullivan High School to the north are close enough to send shoppers down, and Lawrenceville High School sits just over the river on the Illinois side. A Main Street storefront with ten designers is a reasonable answer to the distance from a mall.
Illusions Bridal & Prom is a full-service bridal and formalwear store where the best stand out from the rest.
That sentence opens the store's own welcome, and the services behind it reach well past the dress racks for a shop in southwestern Indiana.
Tuxedos and suits
Rental styles from Jim's Formal Wear, including the Diamond Collection and slim-fit tuxedos, plus Gino's Formal Wear
Event rentals
Candelabras, arches, columns, lattice backdrops and buffet pieces, with delivery, setup and full decorating
A prom date can be fitted on the same Main Street trip as the dress, and schools and families planning after-prom or a banquet can price out the rentals. Booking, though, works differently on each side of the store.
Prom
An option rather than a rule
- The online request form lists Prom as one of its interests
- A booked try-on is available for shoppers who want a stylist set aside for them
Bridal
Appointments required
- Its own designers
- A private dressing area
One habit is worth adopting from the store's own prom advice: decide on a color direction before the visit. With ten designers on the floor, a group that walks in knowing it wants emerald or red narrows the racks fast, and the staff can pull from every label at once instead of working one rack at a time.
Questions about prom at Illusions
Which designers are in the Illusions prom collection?
Alyce Paris, Ellie Wilde, Jovani, Landa, Morilee, Sherri Hill, Terani, Rachel Allan, Ava Presley and Ashley Lauren, in sizes 000 through 32 plus women's sizes.
Can my date rent a tux at the same shop?
Yes. Illusions rents tuxedos and suits from Jim's Formal Wear and Gino's Formal Wear, and the appointment form has a tuxedo option.
Does Illusions sell shoes and jewelry for prom?
Yes. Jewelry, shoes, headpieces and undergarments are all part of the store's stock.