B.W. COOK -- THE LOOK

The high school prom is an important rite of passage for young people.

While some may claim that the entire scenario has become too extravagant,

no one can argue against the fact that prom night is an experience

remembered for a lifetime.

What is now and has probably always been fascinating is looking at the

clothing selected by the young women and men to express their individual

personality, style and point of view. The senior prom for Newport Harbor

High School unfolded this past Saturday evening, and the Look Cam

ventured up to Kings Road in Newport Beach to the home of Rush and Linda

Hill where a contingent of couples gathered for dinner overlooking the

harbor.

Here’s a look at what some of the young ladies wore to the 2001

Newport Harbor Senior Prom.

CUTLINES -- Photos courtesy of John Whitney

LOOK 2

Kami Hindman is a showstopper in her black sheer gown from Helene at

the Apparel Gallery. The striped evening gown gives the impression that

it is a see-through number, when in fact it is lined with nude satin. All

eyes were on Kami, an 11th-grader at Newport Harbor High School.

LOOK 3

Nicole Haxby went to prom in an elegant and sophisticated two-piece

gown by Randolph Duke. A sexy sheer skirt in black-and-white houndstooth

silk chiffon is worn with a coordinating silk bodice with a plunging

back. Nicole is a 12th-grader, headed for UC Irvine in the fall.

LOOK 4

Lyndsee Fitzgeorge, a 12th-grader at Newport Harbor High School headed

to George Washington University in the fall, looks adorable in her

1940s-flashback, Polynesian-themed attire. Lyndsee chose a short dress by

Arden B to wear with her high platform shoes.

LOOK 5

Casey Hill, also a senior at Newport Harbor, was smashing in her

chocolate brown contemporary dress from Celine by designer Michael Kors.

The pretty blond senior is headed to the University of San Francisco in

the fall.

LOOK 6

Taryn Cox chose a turquoise gown by Laundry accented with a marabou

boa in coordinating turquoise. Taryn is a senior at Huntington Beach High

School, heading to Orange Coast College in the fall.