Help! What to wear for graduation?

[Busytizzy]

Can anyone with good dress sense help me?! No idea where to start. My gown will be black, and the hood part mid blue, white and red.

I'm a size 12 with big hips, so don't tend to suit structured shift dress types. Any help would be massively appreciated!

I'd recommend a blouse with buttons, so you can attach the toggle bit of the hood of your gown to one of the buttons.
My undergrad graduation 90% of the girls wore white blouses, smart skirts, and a variety of heels.

Post grad I wore office type trousers (it was cold) and the same blouse.

Don't stress, it's a really boring day. Wear something with buttons or you'll be getting throttled by your cape all day (they're designed with suits in mind, not dresses) and a low heel.

Whatever you want, surely.

I wore a short tartan skirt, black jumper, tights and DMs.

Almost everyone in my graduation wore a white blouse and black skirt/ trousers. No one really dressed up as the buttons on the blouse are useful for the gown and you can't really see what you wear anyway.