Today the Diva Central Shopping Event was open for shoppers.
The Reston Community Center hosts this unusual one-day event.
What is Diva Central?
Diva Central Shopping Event is a prom and formal dress shopping experience available to any current middle school or high school student who needs a formal dress, shoes, handbag, costume jewelry or other accessory for a big night out.
Only leave your credit card at home, because everything is FREE.
The event allows two formal dresses per student along with one set of accessories.
Formal Dresses at Diva Central Shopping Event
The photograph on the left, shows a rack with an assortment of formal dresses.
This amazing display of dresses came in all sizes.
Dress Drive for the Diva Central Shopping Event
A dress drive, held in February, collects the dresses for the event. All dresses, also, need to be dry cleaned.
So formal dresses get a second chance at being the life of the party and making some dreams come true.
Diva Central Perks
The Diva Central event goes beyond formal dresses, also, having a photo wall, refreshment table, door prizes, raffles and even a free caricature drawing.
This light refreshment table had free candy, bottled water, and pink punch.
First Impressions
At the event, a very nice gentleman at the front table was there to answer questions about the Diva Central Event. Attesting to the popularity of the yearly give-a-way, he told me a line was present even before the opening.
I spent time window-shopping through the racks of dresses to get an idea what was on the racks.
The beautiful dresses came in all styles, glittered, strapless, long, short, feathered and sequined.
Obviously, a lot of volunteers and volunteer hours went into making this event so special.
I believe these were name or shopping tags.
End of Visit
While there, several students took formal dresses back to dressing room try on. Everyone had a great time in this pop-up free boutique.
Diva Central is a happy place to shop!
Photograph on the left of an assortment of red formal dresses.
A Special Thank you to Diva Central for allowing me to take photographs and to blog about today’s event.
