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Shop Short Homecoming Dress: Ava Presley 47297 at PromGirl

Fabric (Shell): Layered tulle with Star Lily floral design

Starting at $89, because looking this good shouldn't require a second mortgage

They are high-rise, have a zipper fly, with side pockets and a seven-eighths inch black grosgrain striping

Toasted sesame seeds - I like grinding in some whole toasted sesame seeds because it lends additional texture to the sauce, and since we're using tahini, the toasted sesame adds the nutty flavor of the sesame hulls to the sauce as well

The dress came in July, and the wedding was in October, about a month after I got off the ship