Jerry O'Connell's Daughters Went to Homecoming. Their Dresses Made Him Uneasy

"'They dressed in crazy short outfits,' O'Connell, 51, said, recalling how he wanted to suggest something 'mid-thigh' but held his tongue because he 'cant tell them how to dress.' He added that he's still figuring out how to navigate 'people wearing revealing clothes at 16.' After the dance, O'Connell said, Charlie and Dolly went to a party and were dropped off at a strip mall around 1 a.m. When he pulled into the parking lot, he saw them waiting in their tiny dresses, a sight that, he admitted, felt 'dangerous.'"

"There's a growing conversation on social media about how homecoming or - 'hoco' - fashion has evolved. Some argue that a night of tulle and demure cocktail silhouettes has shifted toward body-con minis and daring cutouts that wouldn't look out of place at a nightclub. Others point out that it's just part of teens having the freedom to show their own style and that short dresses are nothing new."

"After O'Connell posted a photo of his twins in their homecoming dresses- Dolly in a beaded yellow mini and Charlie in sleek black - the image drew a flood of comments. 'Aren't these kids in high school?? They're dressed like they're in their late 20's.' 'They are gorgeous, hope they had fun!' 'Dresses are inappropriate. Way inappropriate.' 'Those dresses are soo short nowadays!' 'Where's the rest of their dresses?'"

Jerry O'Connell, father of 16-year-old twin daughters Charlie and Dolly, reacted to their very short homecoming dresses and said he felt caught off guard. He wanted to suggest a mid-thigh length but did not tell them how to dress and said he is still figuring out how to handle people wearing revealing clothes at 16. After the dance the twins went to a party and were dropped off at a strip mall around 1 a.m., which O'Connell described as feeling dangerous when he saw them waiting in tiny dresses. Social media debate centers on evolving 'hoco' fashion versus teen freedom, and a posted photo of the twins drew both critical and supportive comments. O'Connell shares the girls with his wife Rebecca Romijn.

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