Viper Apparel calls itself one of the largest prom, homecoming and pageant dress shops in Michigan. The shop is in Bridgeport, in Saginaw County, and it has been open since 2009. It started with just a few dresses. Today owner Dalia Kas-mikha runs two stores, one for dresses and one for bridal. Prom and homecoming shoppers can walk in. Pageant and quinceañera shoppers book an appointment ahead.
Bridgeport sits where Dixie Highway meets Interstate 75, with Saginaw to the northwest and Frankenmuth to the southeast. Bridgeport High School is close by. So are Frankenmuth, Birch Run and Saginaw, and Tuscola County starts just to the east.
3rd
On Pageant Planet's national list of top dress stores
- 000 to 32
- Sizes the store lists
Labels carried
Good to know
- Alterations available
- Dress registry
Two national lists from Pageant Planet
Pageant Planet has put the shop on two of its national lists.
Third in the country
Pageant Planet's national list of top dress stores
2018
Ninth in the country
Pageant Planet's list of top prom stores
Designers on the racks
The shop names its labels for prom, homecoming and couture.
Homecoming
Couture
- Amarra Couture
- Sherri Hill Couture
- Jovani Couture
- Fernando Wong Couture
A wide size run
Sizes run wide, with women's sizes and letter sizes on top of the numbered run.
Sizes
000 to 32
- 000
- 00
- 0
- 2
- 4
- 6
- 8
- 10
- 12
- 14
- 16
- 18
- 20
- 22
- 24
- 26
- 28
- 30
- 32
The store lists sizes from 000 to 32, women's sizes 14W to 32W, and XXS to 2XL.
Quinceañera chairs and damas dresses in Bridgeport
Next to the gowns, the store offers a chair rental and two groups for the court, Damas and Damas de Vizcaya. Gowns come from Morilee's Valencia, Vizcaya and Sticks & Stones lines, Princesa by Ariana Vara, Mary's, Amarra Quinceanera, the House of Wu Quinceanera Collection and Fiesta x House of Wu, and the store names Princesa, Vizcaya and Mary's among its favorites.
For mothers of the bride or groom, the store adds Alyce Paris JDL, Jovani Mother of the Bride and MGNY by Morilee. Shoes and earrings are sold in the store too.
Pageant ties
The store is a dress sponsor for several pageant organizations, including Miss Michigan and Miss Michigan's Teen, Miss Michigan USA and Teen, and Miss Nevada and Miss Nevada's Teen.
Younger contestants have children's pageant lines of their own, including Sherri Hill Children's, Ava Presley Children's, Ashley Lauren Children's, Rachel Allan Perfect Angels, Sugar Kayne by Johnathan Kayne, Fernando Wong Children's Dresses and Tiffany Princess.
Quick answers about Viper Apparel
What designer brands does Viper Apparel carry?
Sherri Hill, Jovani, Johnathan Kayne, Portia & Scarlett, Ashley Lauren and Alyce Paris for prom and homecoming, plus Amarra, Sherri Hill and Jovani couture lines and Fernando Wong Couture.
Can I walk in to shop prom at Viper Apparel?
Yes. No appointment is needed for prom and homecoming. Call ahead only for pageant or quinceañera shopping, which requires one.
Will someone else at my prom have the same dress?
Not one bought here. Viper Apparel sells one dress per event, per style, so let the staff know your school and prom.