Metallic fashion was a very interesting trend that made in to the main stream and continues to sizzle in the fashion industry. In the spring of 2008, spangle brightened catwalks everywhere, and designers steered clear of the ultra futuristic, bulky intergalactic gaud people come to associate with metallic finishes and shiny plastics. Instead, they have gone for a deluxe look with fluid, light-reflective pieces and a streamlined aesthetic executed with draping, pleating, and bias-cuts. For prom dresses, it was not any different because that flashy fashion made prom nights even brighter as the young ladies go with the sharp looking dresses, not to mention the gold prom shoes and bronze prom shoes that they wore to match the whole style. Sequins remain at the forefront of shiny style this season as designers continued to delight with the razzle-dazzle of metallic. In addition to the shiny sequin-covered dress that’s been all the rage through fall/winter, silver, gold, bronze and copper glistened across spring’s runways in futuristic high-tech plastic fabrics, glossy satins, high-sheen silks, and foil-like lamé. It really is a different kind of fashion trend with a certain kind of aura. Who knows, maybe we’ll see a lot more of this trend in the future…