The closet features racks filled with a diverse selection of dresses, available in various colors, sizes, brands, and styles. Some dresses have been used, but a large fraction of them have price tags and have never been worn. In addition to dresses, the closet will also include free hair and makeup supplies (Ruthie West’s project) and supplies for teen moms (Ava Singh’s project).
One of the many challenges Johnson had with The Confidence Closet was putting the room together and designing it. “The room that we are storing things in is bright orange. There’s holes, and there’s paint missing, and they don’t allow us to repaint it,” Johnson said. As a result, the girls have decided to put up wallpaper as an alternative to painting the room.
However, The Confidence Closet is not a one-time project. Johnson intends to pass her project down to someone next year and for many years following. “This year, I hope to just kind of get a baseline for the project. It’ll be a legacy project, so I’ll pass it down to someone next year, and then that person will pass it down,” Johnson says. To make that happen, she helped kickstart the layout and design of the room and began collecting dresses.
Contact Sidney Johnson if you have any questions or would like to donate your old prom dresses. You can find more information on the flyer.
