It's Cool To Dress Up & Feel Beautiful

Some Girls Are the Belles of the Ball—and Others, Like Noah Cyrus, Are the Rebels. But Everyone Can Own the Night. The Pop Star Shows How It’s Done in Several of This Season’s Showstopping Gowns.
 

- Rachel Mosely

NOAH CYRUS MAY HAVE BEEN HOMESCHOOLED, BUT DON’T ASSUME THE 18-YEAR-OLD IS IN THE DARK ABOUT PROM. “MY MOM’S FAVORITE THING TO TALK ABOUT IS HER HIGH SCHOOL PROM,” SHE SAYS WITH A LAUGH. “WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, SHE WAS ALWAYS LIKE, ‘MAN, I WISH YOU COULD GO TO ONE.’ ” LUCKILY, NOAH GOT HER CHANCE TWICE: ONCE AS A GUY FRIEND’S DATE AND ONCE WITH HER BESTIE, AUDREY. “SHE EVEN DID A PROMPOSAL!” (MORE ON THAT LATER.) THOUGH NOAH CALLS HER PERSONAL STYLE “VERY SIMPLE,” SHE KNOWS HOW FUN IT IS TO BE FANCY—AND LOVED DRESSING UP FOR HER SEVENTEEN SHOOT. “I FELT LIKE SUCH A BOSS,” SAYS THE SINGER, WHO IS WORKING ON HER DEBUT ALBUM, NC-17. READ ON AS SHE SHARES HER STYLE AND CONFIDENCE SECRETS AND DROPS SOME KNOWLEDGE ON HAVING AN EPIC NIGHT. HER NO. 1 RULE: “DON’T WORRY TOO MUCH!”

On Style

Dare to show another side of yourself.

“I feel the cutest whenever I have on a baggy sweatshirt or baggy pants and a crop top. But go out of your comfort zone sometimes. It’s cool to dress up and feel beautiful—like a princess!”

Use accessories to edge up a look.

“I have a septum ring that I always keep pushed up in my nose, but if I put on a dress and think it’s just a little girly for me—boom!— I pop out my septum ring. Or I might throw on a big pair of hoop earrings—or a diamond choker. That’s fancy, but not too proper or elegant because it’s still a choker! It’s all about making it your own.”

Keep your evening bag empty-ish.