For many young girls in high school, there is nothing quite as special as going to the prom in the perfect dress.
"I tried on this black one, but the slit was too high," said high school junior Ariana Wilson. "Then I saw that one and I decided that's my dress."
Before shopping at Laura's Good Vibe Tribe , Ariana felt that finding a prom dress came at too high a cost.
"Even homecoming dresses are $80 these days," said Ariana. "No one has $300 to spend on a dress."
You won't find those kinds of price tags at Laura's Good Vibe Tribe. The owner of the store, Laura Partridge, wanted to create a positive shopping experience at her nonprofit thrift shop.
"I'm still a thrift shopper," said Partridge. "Everything in the store is either $3 or $5. Kids' clothes are always $1."
She opened the shop in 2015 after witnessing the stress of shoppers while working in resale.
"The prices just kept going up at thrift shops. I asked the community to donate dresses for the senior girls who needed to wear a black dress for their graduation," said Partridge.
Partridge thought she would receive a few donations. To her surprise, women in the community donated 100 black dresses.
"That changed everything," said Partridge. This year, she decided to give away prom dresses for free to girls in DeSoto County.
"I was like, 'Oh, I don't know, this sounds too good to be true,'" said Elizabeth, mom of two high school girls. "I get emotional thinking about it. Just to know they found something they like and look beautiful in. Not only do they look beautiful, they feel beautiful."
So, for an occasion that shoppers typically tread lightly, at this thrift shop, Partridge says there is nothing you cannot ask for.
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