At 2 B Seen, the tailor comes with the dress. The shop on Jericho Turnpike in Syosset keeps an expert seamstress in the store and offers free alterations, so the hem, the straps and the bodice get fitted without a second bill or a second errand.
Beyond the free fittings, the store's site claims the largest and best selection of special occasion dresses in Syosset, going back to 1994. For a North Shore shop in Nassau County, New York, that is a long run on one stretch of road. Prom shares the floor with bat mitzvah, sweet 16 and other special occasions, and the homepage announces it in capital letters: WE HAVE PROM DRESSES! Mothers, sisters, aunts and grandmothers of the bride or groom shop the same room, which is handy when a family is dressing for more than one event.
What's on the racks
The About page names its formalwear labels:
- Jovani and Terani
- Faviana and La Femme
- Alyce and Dave & Johnny
- Mori Lee and Blush
- Mon Cheri and Soulmates
Accessories hang nearby too: clutch purses, rhinestone necklaces, tiaras, bracelets and earrings. The site also runs a sample sale page for select in-store stock, with Jovani and Mori Lee among the names, and it tells shoppers to come early for the best selection and sizes.
The store also promises each client the best in personal attention when choosing formal wear and accessories. Bring your budget and name it at the start. Ask what is marked down before you fall for a full-price style, and ask about the fitting timeline at the same time, so the free alterations land well ahead of your prom date.
This stretch of Jericho Turnpike is Route 25, the main east-west road through the north side of Nassau and into Huntington. Syosset High School is the hometown school. Jericho High School is the next district over, and Walt Whitman and Huntington high schools sit farther east toward Huntington. When that many prom classes shop the same few weeks, an in-house seamstress is the difference between a dress that is ready and one that is still pinned.
The shop is open for walk-in shopping most of the week, and it takes private appointments by phone for anyone who wants the racks to themselves. Everything sells from in-store stock, so if a style matters to you, come in person and try it on. The welcome message on the site goes back to the year the shop opened.
We have been putting ladies in to their dream dresses since 1994.
2 B Seen questions
Are alterations free at 2 B Seen?
Yes. An expert seamstress works in the store, and the free alterations are meant to make the dress fit you like a glove.
Does 2 B Seen sell more than prom dresses?
Yes. The store covers bat mitzvah, sweet 16 and other special occasions, along with dresses for mothers and other relatives of the bride or groom.
Does 2 B Seen run sample sales?
Yes. A sample sale page lists select in-store stock, with Jovani and Mori Lee among the names, and sale dresses still include custom fittings.