For teenagers, prom is one of the most important nights of their life and an occasion where they want to feel and look beautiful. They desperately search for that perfect dress that fits them like a glove and turns heads. However, shopping is not always a fun experience for everyone. Summer Lucille, the owner of the boutique Juicy Body Goddess, dreaded shopping for social events in the ’90s as stores would not carry her size. “I know what it’s like to be a fat girl in a fatphobic world,” she told TODAY. Those painful memories drove her to start carrying prom dresses at Juicy Body Goddess, a clothing boutique in Charlotte, North Carolina, that offers up to a size 6x. With the help of her fan following on TikTok, Lucille has devoted herself to helping young women find their dream dresses.
Elyse Monroe, an 18-year-old high school senior, was on the hunt to find the perfect prom dress. She learned about the boutique through TikTok and drove nearly six hours for a prom consultation with Lucille at Juicy Body Goddess in the Northlake Mall.
In a TikTok video, Lucille can be seen hyping Monroe in a fitting room. If you ever enter her store, you will be taken aback by the love and positivity she treats her customers with. In the heartwarming clip, Monroe tries a few dresses until she beams in a purple evening gown in a shimmery fabric. “I love that on you! It is so beautiful,” Lucille exclaims as Monroe twirls in front of the mirror. But this was not the end. The family was in for another surprise…