Layali Boutique introduces itself on its homepage as a house of international evening wear, and the shop's own summary of what it sells is short and wide open.
Layali Boutique offers a wide variety of dresses and gowns, from all around the world, for all your special occasions.
Prom is one of those occasions, and a bigger one than the international framing suggests. The boutique is on Dye Avenue in Elmwood Park, in Bergen County, and it stocks prom gowns from American labels alongside couture from Lebanese and other Middle Eastern fashion houses. The website switches between English and Arabic.
The prom section, label by label
The prom collection on the store's website held 148 styles in October 2026. Listed prices ran from $115 to about $1,000, and the middle of the range sat around $275, which puts most of the rack well below what the couture side of the shop charges.
- Cinderella Divine
- The backbone of the prom section, with more than 100 styles. The homepage gives its La Divine line a banner of its own: "Fairy Tail Dresses come to life."
- Andrea & Leo
- About two dozen prom styles, the second-largest group on the prom page.
- MNM Couture and Portia & Scarlett
- Smaller groups of prom gowns. Portia & Scarlett also turns up in the black-tie section, where its gowns are listed at $799 and $849.
- Jessica Angel
- Named on the boutique's designer menu.
- Layali's own label
- The Layali Collection and the Layali Custom Collection, with custom-measurement gowns listed from about $795 for students who want a dress cut to their own numbers.
Above that sit the couture names: Fouad Sarkis, Massoud Couture, Azzure Couture and IN Couture by Kiwi. The store says it is a proud authorized retailer for many of the top Middle Eastern fashion houses, and its shipping page notes that dresses come from designers in the USA, Turkey, Lebanon and Australia, most of them direct from the company. That end of the shop is where to look for a gown nobody else at the dance will recognize. There is also a dedicated Modest category, useful for students who want more coverage without a seamstress rebuilding a gown.
Buying in the shop versus buying online
The policies split cleanly. The refund policy states that all in-store sales are final, with no exceptions. Online orders of regular-priced items can be returned for store credit if the request is made within two days of delivery and the dress comes back unworn, tagged and in its packaging. Sale dresses and custom-made gowns are final either way. Full-price items ship free by ground within the United States, and the shipping page asks buyers to fill in their occasion date so the dress arrives in time.
Appointments can be booked through the site's Book Appointment Now button, which makes sense for a showroom with this much couture. Brides and their parties have a separate inquiry form with group offers; that is the bridal side of the business, and it stays mostly off the prom floor.
Students come in from Elmwood Park Memorial High School and from the neighboring Bergen County districts, including Saddle Brook, Garfield, Lodi and Fair Lawn high schools, along with larger schools on the Passaic County side such as Clifton High School and Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne. The shop also runs a second location, Layali Dress Boutique, in Fairfax, Virginia. For more options across northern New Jersey, browse the state page.
Layali Boutique in Elmwood Park: before you go
Is everything on the prom page available to try on in the shop?
The prom page doubles as an online store, and stock and sizes change through the season. Book an appointment and mention the styles you want so the team can tell you what is on the floor.
Can a prom dress bought online be returned?
Regular-priced online orders can be returned for store credit if you request it within two days of delivery. In-store purchases, sale dresses and custom gowns are final.