To wear this to my graduation?

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I'm nearly 25, my university graduation is coming up (midwifery).

I really like this dress, but three separate people (friends and family) have said the plunge and cut-out bits are too much for a graduation.

Is there much skin?

Listen to your friends and save that dress for a party.

Nice dress wrong occasion.

Graduation attire is usually smart business dress, so I wouldn't wear this as it's not suitable. Id be more looking at shift or a-line dresses. It's a lovely dress but not for graduation.

If you'll be wearing a gown, that won't work at all. You need to able to attach the front of the gown and hood (usually to a button), and for the outfit to take the weight without riding up. And you may have specified colours you need to stick to.

I graduated a couple of weeks ago and tbh people wore all sorts.

The robe and hood cover a lot anyway but I would say if you have something that plunges too far the front of the hood might sit weirdly as you don't have anything to button or pin it to. We didn't have to attach ours but mine didn't sit very well at all until I pinned it onto my dress.

I think it's fine for graduation.

Wear a cami under it if you're worried

I don't think that will look like you think it will under a graduation gown.

The neckline is too low, it'll look like you're not wearing a top. And the bottom half of the dress will billow out from under the gown.

It is a lovely dress, but not for that occasion.

Well it's making a statement that you don't see graduation as a serious educational achievement.
If that's what you want to do then wear your party dress.
Otherwise wear something more suitable for the occasion.

That's not right for graduation. Listen to your friends.

I was at a graduation recently and saw so many beautiful outfits
They ranged from demure business like to full on night club so I would say if you love it then go for it
The gown and gap will cover it while you are on stage and in your formal pics but for the rest of the celebration - it's beautiful
Congratulations 💐

I personally would agree with your friends

You'll struggle to attach the gown. Lovely dress though and lots of people don't wear business casual anymore.

It’s your graduation. Wear what you want!

Remember the hood pulls on your clothes. A button to attach it is useful alternatively a safety pin. Wear something you won't need to be adjusting basically

My dd wore something like this: https://www.hobbs.com/product/saige-dress/0223-5942-9322L00-STEEL-BLUE-10.html?utmsource=linkshare&utmmmedium=affiliate&utmcampaign=Lyst%20UK%2FEU&utmmcontent=15&utmterm=UKNetwork&ranMID=38595&ranSiteID=gcdLLATRVoE-8ZdjcoWLUBGO6Mv8ee8kjg&siteID=gcdLATRVoE-8ZdjcoWLUBGO6Mv8ee8kjg&PubName=Lyst%20UK%2FEU&SID=2523611

A number of women wore dresses like this at the graduation ceremony I attended this year. The gown subdued the outfits quite a bit but they still looked great.

Things aren’t as formal as they once were. If you love it, go for it.

I attend multiple graduation events every year for work and see a whole range of outfits.

Thats a lovely dress - there’s no need to dress frumpy under your gown.

It is your achievement, what you wear has no bearing on that - be yourself!

In 2024? Not at the graduations I went to this year, there was a huge range of outfits, loads like the one the original poster suggests.

30 years ago perhaps.

Nowadays we're what you want and feel comfortable in. But as other have said ot may be difficult to keep the gown and hood in place if you can't pin it.

Don’t love it for a graduation tbh

It won’t be very comfortable. The gown will keep sliding off. It also looks very summery and you will be freezing.

Last one I went to women were dressed very vibrantly- nothing business like at all. I think one was in a blue taffeta number. It was hard to tell under the gown, but the dress code was glamorous rather than businesslike.

I wouldn't.
Graduations are formal celebrations and that isn't formal.

My only concern is that you will be freezing if you want to take outside photos. It won't stand out as inappropriate at all nowadays (saw plenty of nightclub dresses on women and trainers on men this year) but practically it could be tricky with attaching the gown.

I like. if you like it and feel comfortable in it I'd say wear it.

I wore a red and white polka dot wrap dress to mine(I even had a bit of cleavage 😮), had no issues with the gown slipping off (the mortar board was another thing, it didn't like thick curly hair), they had safety pins to hold the gown on to dresses. This was back in the days when most wore black business attire but I tried so many outfits on and hated all except the red dress.