It's a black gown with a sort of subtle,shimmery sparkle to it, if that helps. I'm rather excited about this whole thing, to be honest. I've never been to a costume ball before!

Oh, there are stories about them? They didn't in my world, but I remembered seeing a picture in one of the books laying out in a young-adult section of the library. I just didn't stop to read it - I wish I had!