Promposals might embody ideas and materials from posters, confetti, and balloons to the extra viral, elaborate plans that give promposals their extravagant popularity. Girls additionally historically wear a corsage, given to them by their dates, and women give boys matching boutonnières to be worn on their lapels. Traditionally, women wear dresses or night gowns and adorn themselves with ladies' jewellery reminiscent of earrings and a necklace. Traditionally, ladies put on perfume, and make-up equivalent to eyeshadow, lipstick, mascara, and blush. Traditionally, boys dress in black or white formal put on, usually tuxedos whatever the time of the occasion, typically paired with ties or bow ties with vests or cummerbunds, in some circumstances in colours matching their date's dress. In Canada, the phrases "formal" and "Grad" are often used, whereas in Australia and New Zealand, the phrases college formal and ball are most commonly used for occasions equivalent to the American prom, and the occasion is usually held for college students in Year 12. Many colleges hold a formal graduation ball for ending college students at the end of the yr rather than or in addition to a formal.
