From dresses to shoes to tuxedos to hair and makeup, prom can total up to be a pretty expensive night; each family spending an average of $1,139, according to usatoday.com. Many students at schools around the area can’t afford this, but senior Julia Vastano and junior Abby Bryant are targeting this issue by helping support Allen Community Outreach’s Princess Project with a fundraising fashion show.

“The mission is to raise money to help underprivileged girls [go] to prom,” senior Julia Vastano said.

The fashion show will be held on Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Senior girls will be walking in different dresses on stage. The dresses displayed that night will be on sale during the after party in the commons. Unsold dresses will be donated for girls to wear, but the money raised from the sales will go to help girls buy their prom dresses.

Whatchamacallit and Modcloth are the two companies that will be donating dresses to be sold. There will also be valet parking for $5.

Tickets are $10 for general admission and $15 for VIP seating along the runway. Tickets can be purchased at the school store.

“Senior girls will be walking in a show that we will be selling tickets for,” Vastano said. “It’s all for charity so all the money raised [by] the raffles, selling dresses, and selling tickets will go to the Princess Project. We’ll have an afterparty out in the commons with raffles, advertising, food and information on all the dresses that were walked.”

A wide variety of items will be available at the auction. Perfume, makeup, straighteners, nail gift cards, gift cards to different salons, salon gift bags, and Kendra jewelry will all be on sale. All of the auction proceeds will be distributed by the Princess Project to girls for their prom needs.

“One of my friends who goes to Allen did this when she was a senior five or six years ago, and I just started thinking about it one day and I thought it would be great for Lovejoy because I know lots of people would support a cause like this,” Vastano said. “I’m hoping this is a tradition that will carry on.”