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?

Not to much skin it is beautiful. My concern would be keeping your cape in place without anything to attach it to (had my graduation in September and so many of the other women were being strangled by their capes as they couldn't attach it at the front with a button or safety pin)

Oh and there was a plethora of gorgeous dresses at my grad no one was in smart business wear.

It's the kind of dress to wear on holiday or for a BBQ.

I think is more fitting for a party. I think dress code for graduation should be smart/ business. Also think about the photo being on display in years to come. This is what I thought about when I graduated 30 years ago and my graduation photo still looks ok because I wore a simple white shirt and black skirt.

You could wear a shirt jacket over it in one of the colors, that would give you something to attach the gown to and make it a bit more formal

*short not shirt

I work in a university. At least 50% of the women graduating are dressed as if they are going clubbing, some as if they are going to a very formal and fancy ball, some in extravagant goth attire, I've seen a couple of what looked like wedding dresses...

I think the dress you've linked to is lovely :)

Where is it from, OP?

Oh, come off it. Wearing a nice dress doesn't say anything about how you view education or a degree.

Wear what you like, OP, and well done!

Of course she can wear what she likes.

But it's naive if you think that what you wear doesn't make a statement about yourself.

Well it's making a statement that you don't see graduation as a serious educational achievement.

The only thing this tells me about the OP is that the OP hasn't read the dress guidance on the unversity website, hasn't thought about the practicalities of how to fix her robe and doesn't feel the cold.

Agree that's it's probably not the type of dress the majority will wear to a graduation ceremony so I'd buy it but wear something else on the day.

The dress is lovely but if you are graduating in November/December, make sure you don't have to stand outside for ages in the cold waiting to get into the hall - Manchester Uni, I'm looking at you! Apart from the already expressed concerns about holding your robe in place and how the top part of the dress will look in the official photos, long dresses with full skirts don't tend to look great under the robes. Somehow the skirt often ends up bunching into the gap at the front of the robe. How about wearing something simple for the ceremony and saving this for dinner/drinks/party after?

I wouldn’t. Graduations seem to be a lot more relaxed these days but even so that’s not a dress that will work well or look right under a graduation gown. Something fitted and knee length generally looks best. I would save that dress for the evening celebration.

That is a pretty dress for weddings, not for graduation. When I graduated 21 years ago everyone wore a business style suit. Wore a bright purple blouse.

They say not to wear very long dresses to graduations as most venues you have to climb up/down many steps (Leeds Town Hall - the venue of mine) and nothing more embarrassing then tripping up on the dress.

There is a lot of standing about and with people coming and going from the venue you get cap and gown from, you will get cold wearing a strapped dress.

Why is everyone talking about when they graduated 20 odd years ago. Times have changed and things like business attire is no longer worn as much, if at all.

The only issue I can see is that the OP might be cold, not that it's not 'business attire'.

Congratulations on our achievement. My daughter graduated last week. There was no dress code everyone wore what they wanted. This ranged from trousers suits, trousers and tops , dresses that barely covered top and bottom to evening gowns. The cloak covers a lot. They did however all have stunning shoes. The guys wore a mixed variety too

Sons graduation was in July. Under the graduation gowns were dresses that were definitely nightclub. Low cut, very, very, short. Sky scraper heeled sandals.

The afternoon meal in a restaurant with the parents, all were buzzing with young people who were absolutely going partying, bar hopping. 😊

I think more a party dress.

Congratulations on your qualifying.

Went to a graduation yesterday, and there was a variety of outfits. Yours wouldn’t have negatively stood out. Wear what you feel happy and beautiful in.

However- please wear shoes you can walk in ☺️☺️

Congratulations but that's no dress for a grad ceremony.

I think a lot is going to depend on the norms for your university. Mine was very strict - had to be a black shirt and white shirt and from photos it looks like it’s still the same. For my masters it was less strict but was still formal dress. Other universities will be a bit more informal. Your dress wouldn’t have been ok for my first university - I’m not sure they’d have let you go up but would have probably been just about ok for my masters one if people didn’t look too hard.

Incorrect

There are all types of dresses worn for a graduation

It makes the statement "I am wearing a bright dress to celebrate the hard work I've done"

Stop being so judgey