In my suburban town, the unwritten dress code for girls attending prom is straightforward: juniors wear long gowns and seniors wear cocktail dresses. Over the years, as four sons attended, and I went to various houses to take photos, I never witnessed anyone who challenged this rule. Except for Clare.

Clare wore a vintage sari to prom. 

Look at her. Was she not most fair and lovely? And so open to the world.