Graduation Mum Outfit Blues

[Verbena17]

Hi
So it’s DD’s graduation next week and I’ve kind of left any kind of outfit planning to this week.

I live in jeans and jersey tops day to day as a SAHM, and all I do is housework and dog walking and rarely go anywhere that requires anything more formal.
Im not in good shape and have a tummy that’s too big and legs that only allow for maxi length skirts/dresses and wide leg trousers.

I have a maxi dress that’s black on top with a black/cream crisscross skirt section and so I’ve got a hip length cream cardi coming today to possibly wear with the dress. Would that do?

If not, I’ve got some black wide leg trousers which I could wear with a floral blouse- so I’m not in all black and merging with her graduation gown- or I’ve got a deep red/cream print sea salt skirt, which I could wear with a a basic top and the cream cardi?

Someone tell me if those options sound fine?

DD was sending me Pinterest pics of ‘grad moms’ wearing posh frocks/evening/cocktail dresses but that’s not me…..I was like err 😬😩

@ViciousCurrentBun that sounds so much more fun! In cosplay etc!

Well, I tried on the black print maxi dress with cream cardi this morning and quickly pulled the cardi off - it was boiling! I’m allergic to wool and although it didn’t say wool I don’t think on product description, it seems it contains something as itchy as wool. 😩

So think I might just go with wide leg trousers and blouse.
I get hot really quickly and easily so don’t want to have to be sat itching and boiling and not be able to remove the cardi (dress is sleeveless and don’t want my arms showing).

Ohhhhh, just looked again & it’s got 5% wool! No wonder!!!! 😩