Livingston County Pop-Up Boutique Helps Teens Find Prom Dresses

La Casa's annual Cinderella's Closet offers formalwear at affordable prices for high school students.

Mar. 22, 2026 at 1:51pm

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A popular pop-up boutique called Cinderella's Closet is back in Livingston County, Michigan, offering prom dresses and suits to high school students for just $25. The event, hosted by the nonprofit organization La Casa, aims to make the Cinderella moment accessible to all teens, regardless of their financial situation. Shoppers can find dresses, shoes, and accessories, with the option of getting alterations and other items scholarshipped if needed.

Why it matters

Prom can be an expensive time for high school students, with the cost of dresses, suits, shoes, and accessories adding up quickly. Cinderella's Closet provides an affordable option for teens to find the perfect outfit for their special night, ensuring that financial constraints don't prevent them from feeling confident and beautiful.

The details

Cinderella's Closet is an annual event hosted by La Casa, a nonprofit organization that serves victims and survivors of child abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault. The pop-up boutique offers high school students the opportunity to shop for prom dresses and suits for just $25. The event also provides scholarships for alterations, shoes, and accessories to make the Cinderella moment attainable for all. Shoppers can browse a wide selection of formalwear and get help from the caring staff to find the perfect outfit.

  • Cinderella's Closet is open from March 22 to 24, 2026.
  • The pop-up is located at the Kensington Valley Outlets in Howell, Michigan.

The players

La Casa

A nonprofit organization that serves victims and survivors of child abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault, and hosts the annual Cinderella's Closet event.

Alayna Best

The Youth Prevention Educator for La Casa, who helps ensure that girls are able to get dresses for prom.

Gwendolynne Chaperon-DeWolf

A parent who has raised three daughters and is familiar with the process of finding the perfect prom dress.

Sommer Kendrick

A high school student who is shopping at Cinderella's Closet to find the right dress for her prom.

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What they’re saying

“If a girl walks in and she doesn't have the money, they will scholarship it. They will scholarship the alterations; shoes and accessories can be procured fairly easily. So now it makes something unattainable in that, well, quite frankly, that Cinderella moments very attainable for somebody.”

— Gwendolynne Chaperon-DeWolf, Parent

“We really wanted to broaden our horizons with the youth and with my position and make sure that people are happy and that girls are able to get dresses, because dresses are expensive.”

— Alayna Best, Youth Prevention Educator, La Casa

“I just love it here, so that's why I came. Amazing dresses and decently priced. So I do like the pricing, and honestly, the people here are just so loving and caring and understand it's fantastic.”

— Sommer Kendrick, High School Student

What’s next

Cinderella's Closet will be open for one more day on Sunday, March 24, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Kensington Valley Outlets in Howell, Michigan.

The takeaway

Cinderella's Closet is a wonderful example of how a community-driven initiative can make a significant difference in the lives of high school students, ensuring that financial barriers don't prevent them from experiencing the magic of prom and feeling confident and beautiful on their special night.