A prom request form that starts with your school
The prom page at Evaline's is not a gallery. It is a form, and it sums up how prom works on East Market Street.
Booking prom at Evaline's (a guide)
First
The prom request form asks for your event date, graduation year, dress size and school
Then
Pick a preferred day and time
Last
Walk in to a shop that already has your size and school
You book it, and the visit is built around you rather than around a free-for-all on the sales floor.
That approach comes from a long run in the business. Evaline's has been walking brides down the aisle for over 80 years by its own count, which puts its start at 1946 at the latest. It was begun by Evaline herself. Lori, who has owned it for more than four decades, carried it forward, and her daughter Holly now shares ownership and handles much of the buying and marketing. Prom shoppers benefit from that history in a simple way: the appointment habits built for brides carry over to prom.
What prom shoppers can use
Evaline's keeps a separate prom and homecoming Instagram account, and the prom page offers an early-access sign-up for new arrivals. That list asks for your school, color and the kind of dress you have in mind, so the shop can reach out when something fitting comes in. In a store this personal, getting on that list in the fall is the easiest way to see new prom stock before the rush.
The shop also lists in-house dress alterations and steaming among its services, with seamstresses on staff. When you book, ask if your prom gown can be fitted there; having the hem and the final press handled by the shop that sold the dress saves a second errand in April. Kendra Scott jewelry is sold in the store too, with custom orders available, and the shop offers permanent jewelry. Earrings and a bracelet can be settled the same afternoon as the dress.
Bridal is still the core business, with its own appointment system and its own bridal show, but the prom side has its own door, so to speak, and its own way of booking.
Who comes in
The shop is out on East Market Street, east of downtown Warren, where it draws families from across Trumbull County, Ohio. Howland High School shares the store's ZIP code. Warren G. Harding High School and John F. Kennedy Catholic School bring in shoppers from the city itself, while Champion and Lakeview in Cortland to the north, LaBrae to the west and Niles McKinley to the south fill in the ring around Warren. Girard and Hubbard are close on the east side of the county, and Austintown Fitch is within reach from the Mahoning County side.
Reserve a slot early, with your school name ready. Northeast Ohio proms cluster in the spring, and the best appointment times go to the shoppers who ask first. The shop's own pitch is about the finished product, not the paperwork.
Evaline's offers in-house dress alterations, dress steaming, and everything in between! Evaline's is here to make sure every moment and angle is picture perfect!
Prom questions
How do I set up a prom appointment at Evaline's?
Fill out the prom and homecoming request form on Evaline's prom page. It asks for your school, graduation year, event date and dress size, then a preferred day and time. You can also call the shop.
Can I hear about new prom dresses before they hit the floor?
Yes. The prom page has an early-access sign-up, and the shop runs a separate prom and homecoming Instagram account for new arrivals.