If you have driven Manetto Hill Road between the Long Island Expressway and the Northern State Parkway, you have passed the Carvel Shopping Center. Outrageous Boutique is inside it, one of the easier prom stops in central Nassau to reach from either highway.
Exit 45Long Island Expressway
About half a mile to the Carvel Shopping Center, and about the same from Exit 37 on the Northern State, by the store's own directions.
According to its About page, this is an upscale dress shop on the North Shore of Long Island, New York, about 45 minutes outside Manhattan. That page is short and to the point. It promises a huge selection from the most popular collections, featured trunk shows every season, and the line many prom shoppers will care about most, "We carry all sizes!" The homepage adds that the plus-size selection has grown, and Faviana's plus-size prom line has its own section on the site.
The labels and the extras
On the site, the prom side breaks down by designer.
- Sherri Hill
- Sherri Hill Prom, one of the four collections featured on the homepage.
- Jovani
- Jovani Prom, JVN prom and homecoming, short and cocktail styles, plus Jovani pageant and evening lines.
- Faviana
- Faviana Prom and Faviana Prom Plus sizes.
- La Femme
- Prom, evening and cocktail.
- Mori Lee
- Vizcaya by Mori Lee, alongside the store's own quinceanera section.
- Alyce Paris, Amarra, Terani and Tiffany Designs
- Long and short prom styles that round out the racks.
The accessory side is unusually complete. The store lists NuBra in sizes AA through E, tiaras, jewelry, shoes, and bedazzled and airbrushed sneakers for the moment the heels come off. It also offers help dressing the guest of honor on the day of her event, which you can ask about when you book.
Trunk shows are a regular part of the calendar. The store explains that a trunk show lets you see a designer's entire collection and, in some cases, meet the designer. Photographs are welcome. The trunk show page sums up the season in one breath:
Every day is a special event at Outrageous Boutique during Prom season!
Prom is first on the store's list of specialties, but the list keeps going: bat mitzvah, sweet sixteen, quinceanera, custom made-to-order dresses, temple attire, children's dresses, court girls, mother of and sister of, and even boys' suits.
Fittings without a second errand
Amy's Alterations, formerly in Syosset, now works inside Outrageous Boutique and welcomes outside alterations as well. It books its own appointments by phone, separate from the dress shop. Buying the gown and pinning the hem at the same Manetto Hill Road address saves an April errand.
The trade area is broad. Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School is the hometown school, and the neighboring Hicksville, Bethpage and Farmingdale districts send their seniors here too. All sales are final, so try on carefully and settle the size before you pay. Shopping during regular hours needs no appointment, per the contact page, but the door locks half an hour before closing.
Shopping Outrageous: quick answers
Does Outrageous hold prom trunk shows?
Yes, every season. A trunk show lets you see a designer's entire collection and, in some cases, meet the designer, and photographs are welcome.
Does Outrageous carry plus-size prom dresses?
Yes. The About page promises all sizes, the homepage notes a bigger plus-size selection, and Faviana Prom Plus sizes appear on the site as their own collection.
Can I get my dress altered there?
Yes. Amy's Alterations operates inside the boutique and books fittings by phone. It also takes alterations on dresses bought elsewhere.