Primaries come and go. Politicians skirmish and disappear. Only prom is eternal. Let the adults blog about health care and email over gun control, 13 to 17 year old females have one paramount concern when they hit the Web, and it's prom wear.

Thanks entirely to the teen demographic, buzz for "prom dresses" has begun its annual climb into our top movers and searches for "2008 prom dresses" are spiking. To help the sector of our population most intensely focused on the annual social event, we've put together a brief guide to the prom gown. What follows is the latest research on the most searched-on trends in feminine prom attire this week. Good luck, girls!