On Monday, I took a poll on Instagram (@prepinyourstep) to
see which y’all wanted to see first, Graduation Dress Ideas or Graduation Gift
Ideas. Although it was a close race, graduation dresses won out. For those of
you hoping for graduation gift ideas don’t worry though because I’ll have that
up for you soon as well (if you need some ideas now, check the post I did last
year here).
Last year when I graduated from college, I really struggled
with finding the perfect dress for graduation. I have to laugh at that now
because you can only see my dress in about two of the photos taken on the day
of because of my cap and gown. I’ll graduate with my Master’s Degree in August
and wouldn’t be surprised if I overthink my dress yet again. When you have a
big event, it’s hard to not prioritize wanting to look nice even if no one else
will see what you’re wearing. This year, by sharing some graduation dress ideas
with you now, hopefully I won’t feel the same time crunch I did last year.
Before you really start shopping for your dress there are
some things you may want to consider. The first of those is whether or not you
will be in a cap and gown and if so what color those are. In high school for
instance, we wore white caps and gowns, which meant that the girls were
expected to wear white dresses. For baccalaureate, I pushed the rules a tiny
bit by wearing a pastel Lilly dress, but for graduation, I knew I needed to be
in all white. Come time for my college graduation, our caps and gowns were
black meaning that it really didn’t matter what color you wore. Since I had
worn white in high school, I knew I wanted to wear a fun color. I ended up
debating between two different pink dresses and chose the brighter one (which
added some cheer to the fact that it rained the night of graduation and we had
to have our ceremony inside).
The next thing to consider is the length of your dress. If you
aren’t required to wear a cap and gown this isn’t as much of a big deal however
if you are, it may look a bit off if you choose to wear a dress longer than the
length of the gown itself. This may be personal preference, but based on what
I’ve seen keeping the dress out of view when the gown is zipped up looks the
most “uniform.” I know a few colleges in the South that have girls wear long
dresses but since that isn’t the norm, I didn’t include any of those (although
if you let me know, I’d be happy to share some).
Below I have gathered up a number of dresses that would be
perfect for graduation. Today's post only includes colored dresses (40 of them to be exact), but later this week I'll be sharing an almost identical number of white graduation dresses. If you’re not graduating or attending
graduation this year, many of these dresses would be perfect for other
springtime events like weddings, showers, or other parties. To shop my picks,
hover your mouse over the dress you are interested in and then click. I so hope that you’re able to find the perfect dress from these picks, and
congratulations in advance!
And if you're looking for even more posts centered around graduation, I've included some from last year below for you.
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