Graduation dress ideas

Hey! I'm graduating in a few weeks and wondering if anyone has any ideas of what type of dress to go for?

What looks good with the gown and how much of it do you actually see? Would love any suggestions! Thankss

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Reply 1

TenOfThem

Original post by getaway

Something dark or at least not bright

Shorter than the gown

Reply 2

getaway

Original post by TenOfThem

Something dark or at least not bright

Shorter than the gown

I was originally thinking of cream lol. Would you say black would blend with the gown too much?

Also, yes I wanted something shorter than the gown!

Reply 3

kara1

If you have a hood make sure whatever you wear has buttons/something to fasten the hood on to!

Reply 4

dotty_but_good

Needs to have a certain amount of weight to it if you have a hood, because otherwise you can spend the whole time being throttled

Reply 5

TenOfThem

Original post by getaway

I was originally thinking of cream lol. Would you say black would blend with the gown too much?

Also, yes I wanted something shorter than the gown!

Cream may work

Just not a bright colour

What colour is your hood ... mine was a bright pink so bright colours had to be avoided

Oh, yes, the button to fasten the hood to, I forgot that

Reply 6

getaway

Original post by TenOfThem

Cream may work

Just not a bright colour

What colour is your hood ... mine was a bright pink so bright colours had to be avoided

Oh, yes, the button to fasten the hood to, I forgot that

It's pink too I think. I didn't even think about the buttons - to be honest I have no idea how the gown works.

Are heels to go with the dress ok? I want to look smart but no overdressed. I can't find any example ideas online lol.

Reply 7

OnlyMe!

I was thinking of either cream, grey or black.

Reply 8

getaway

Original post by OnlyMe!

I was thinking of either cream, grey or black.

Do you have any actual dresses in mind yet? I don't know what shops to look at

Reply 9

TenOfThem

Original post by getaway

Are heels to go with the dress ok? I want to look smart but no overdressed. I can't find any example ideas online lol.

My parents were taking me to a "nice" restaurant ... I dressed suitably for that

I did not wear too high heels ... old floors and creaky steps in my graduation hall

Reply 10

LinzyLoo

I am graduating on Wednesday! *high five* Apparently you need to wear something with buttons of a brooch for the hood to fasten to. On the website I hired my gown from, they recommend a white or plain blouse. I bought a black blouse because I just think white looks a bit officey. Also shoes-wise, I was just going to wear black pumps but in pictures everyone seems to be wearing heels.. :s-smilie:

I dunno, is heels the way to go?

Reply 11

getaway

Original post by LinzyLoo

I dunno, is heels the way to go?

Yay! Yes i was looking at pictures from my friends graduation last week - they all seem to be wearing black - i don't know if thats a bit boring lol. Yep i agree with white looking officey. I wanted to wear heels only because I look better in them - just not something really high in case I end up falling down the stage haha.
Have you found any dresses yet? And buttons are a definite must? - I'm glad I posted this thread to find that out lol.

Reply 12

Eugenie Grandet

Ditto! I have absolutely no idea what to wear. I saw this dress which is quite elegant I think. http://www.dorothyperkins.com/en/dpuk/product/clothing-203535/dresses-203559/going-out-dresses-1905737/creamblack-50s-prom-dress-1868723?refinements=category~%5b1150617%7c208648%5d&bi=61&ps=20

Reply 13

LinzyLoo

Original post by getaway

Yeah when I was looking through other people's pictures everyone seemed to be wearing either black or white - it is pretty boring, but then you hardly see what you're wearing underneath anyway because the gown is so big and long, it covers up most of you anyway. I bought a really nice black dress for a poster presentation thing at the end of the semester which I was originally going to wear, before I found out about the buttons thing, although it is extremely tight! And it has no buttons. I don't want to be pulling at the hood to keep it in place and for it to be slipping and annoying me all day so I don't know what to do now. I might look into how the gown/hood fits and see if a brooch would be just as good.

(edited 10 years ago)

Reply 14

getaway

Original post by Eugenie Grandet

I like it! It doesn't have any buttons though :/

Reply 15

flashmans

I graduate next Wednesday and also having a 'mare about what to wear! :confused:

What are peoples thoughts on this skirt? http://www.matalan.co.uk/product/detail/s2531596?id=S2531596&color=C101
And what kind of top do you think would go well with it?

I also tried this on and thought it may be a possibility? http://www.matalan.co.uk/product/detail/s2528563?id=S2528563&color=C270

Reply 16

rattusratus

I wore a black knee length dress from ASOS with a red blazer (red was the school colour) and black high heel shoes with dark silver glitter on the heel and sole and gray patterned tights

to be honest I was quite shocked by how undressed up some people seemed in just a shirt and with bright pink hair etc...

ASOS do tonnes of great dresses

http://www.asos.com/Women/Dresses/Cat/pgecategory.aspx?cid=8799&via=top#state=Rf-200%3D4&parentID=Rf-200&pge=0&pgeSize=36&sort=-1

(edited 10 years ago)

Reply 17

OnlyMe!

Original post by getaway

Do you have any actual dresses in mind yet? I don't know what shops to look at

I thought I would end up having to buy an overpriced dress that I would probably never wear again. But no, I actually surprised myself!

I usually dislike AX Paris (the name just screams trash, sorry!), but I found this on their website for £25! I have bought it in black. (Zoom to see detail). It looks more elegant in real life too.

I will be wearing it with plain 3 inch court heels.

I hope that helps!

Reply 18

Sakura-Chan

Original post by getaway

I like it! It doesn't have any buttons though :/

Apparently not having a button hole isn't the end of the world, just take a safety pin with you for the hood.

I'm struggling to find a dress myself, though. I've decided I'm definitely wearing black flats because the last thing I want is to fall over/trip when I'm walking on the stage (which is pretty likely for me!) :frown:

Original post by OnlyMe!