The young people rejecting a bank-breaking prom
Teenage entrepreneurs at Huntington School change the way pupils shop for a prom dress.
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"It's just crazy that a prom dress can cost so much."
— Carlota White Gonzalez , Other
"I think the highest I've seen was probably £650, which is just mind-blowing when you think you could even have that for free."
— Esther Edwards , Other
"We have had a couple of students who have cried in here."
— Rianne Hughes , Academic
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