TORONTO — As teens across Canada get ready to graduate, Google Canada has revealed a top trend of the 2015 prom season: DIY.
According to Google:
- This spring, worldwide searches for ‘DIY prom dress’ and ‘DIY prom makeup’ reached an all-time high
- Searches for ‘short prom dresses’ spiked in January, and remained high ever since
- Canadian searches for ‘lace prom dress’ reached an all-time high
- Searches for red and blue prom dresses drastically outpaced searches for dresses in other colours
Last week, one Victoria grad’s decision to go the “do it yourself” route turned into a statement heard around the world. Erinne Paisley stitched her prom dress together from old math homework, on which she wrote: “I’ve received my education, not every woman has that right.”
Paiseley’s message caught the attention of the Pakistani teenager who inspired the idea: Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the face by the Taliban for speaking out about girls’ education rights. The DIY paper dress is now being auctioned off, and has already raised more than $1,000 for Malala’s foundation.
WATCH: B.C. teen’s paper prom dress makes a statement around the world
Even if your DIY attempt doesn’t go viral, it’s bound to save you some cash.
READ MORE: Canadian families prepared to spend more than $500 on prom this year: survey
For those who want to give it a try, here are some DIY tutorials from a few of Canada’s top YouTube stars:
With files from Amy Judd, Global News
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