[1] The Perfect Prom Project is a registered organization at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
At the boutiques, high school girls from Champaign County, Illinois and surrounding communities selected from over 300 new and gently used prom gowns.
Participants also took home accessories including shoes, purses, make-up, shawls, and more.
The project was inspired by similar initiatives that are happening across the country and plans to give away dresses every spring.
Other projects giving away free prom attire for high school students can be found on Youth Noise, AfterProm.org, WordPress.com, and The Glass Slipper Project website - the latter of which also connects persons interested in starting their own charitable prom organizations.