Help!

[hannah_dee]

Ok, I don't really have parents for this kind of thing so I'm enlisting the assistance of my flist:

What the HECK should I wear to my graduation? It's less than 2 weeks away and I'm majorly panicking.

Any and all suggestions are most welcome!

Comments

[englishstrawbie]

If the weather stays warm, you're going to want to wear something light because you'll get hot under the gown. I wore a shirt with black trousers and I was warm. Perhaps a dress?

I remember we were advised to wear something like a shirt because the hood that hangs around your neck - I think it needed something like a button to hook on to. I'm not sure if that's still the case but you might want to bear that in mind.

[hannah_dee]

I think it's going to be warm.

I read about needing something with buttons too - I'm reluctant to wear a shirt though because the funbags don't cooperate, and I have to go up several sizes and it makes me cry tears of blood and woe. I also read that hooking the hood onto the buttons makes it ride up (backed up by what Fi said).

I have a dress from All Saints I may wear with a white t-shirt underneath and safety pin my hood to that? Eh. I'm about 2ft tall anyways so it's not like anyone's going to see what I'm wearing.

Thank you!

[april_lady20]

Do you not have a list of rules? Ours was very strict about what you could and couldn't wear.

Michelle's right - your robe hook thing usually needs to hook on to a button, so it might be good to wear a shirt. Maybe if it's warm a white shirt and black skirt?

[hannah_dee]

We don't have any rules, just smart dress and sombre colours to show off the horrendous red and blue of the hood.

Shirts and I don't get on (as explained to Michelle above). I'm thinking dress, and many safety pins.

I love your icon by the way! In The Loop is an awesome film.

[skip_to_fiona]

We had rules too. I'm pretty sure we had to wear white and black only. I wore a satin white shirt which wouldn't stay in place because of the button for the hood, it was very annoying. I wore it with a black skirt.

My sister wore a black dress and had to run to the shops for a safety pin to pin the hood to the dress.

[hannah_dee]

We don't have many rules, just dark colours and smart dress. I'm thinking I may just wear a black dress with a white top underneath and safety pin the hood to death so it doesn't fall off and my top doesn't ride up.

Thanks!

[lynzzzzz]

I think a black dress is a good way to go. Friends of mine have grad pics up on Facebook and most them seem to be wearing black dresses or black skirts with white shirts. I HATE shirts, I beg you not to wear one! :)