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A person may experience many graduation ceremonies in his or her life, but each graduation ceremony has different meanings, representing the end of the previous stage and the beginning of the next stage. Therefore, every graduation ceremony is important and needs to be treated with care.

If you are invited to attend someone else’s graduation ceremony, then congratulations! Whether you are her or his friend or family member, it means that you occupy an extremely important position in the other person's heart! So, in order to live up to his or her expectations, we should not take our attire lightly when attending a graduation ceremony as a guest. However, at the same time, we should not dress too flashy. Just like attending someone else's wedding, if we as guests dress too flashy, we will often steal the limelight from the protagonist. So what can we wear as a graduation guest to be both fashionable and understated?

Although clothing matching mostly involves specific garments, such as a sweater and a pair of jeans. However, specific clothing matching needs to be completed under the guidance of a certain style. We need to ensure that the style of several pieces of garments combined together is relatively unified, or at least not too inconsistent. So above all, we need to clarify the styles that are suitable for the occasion of a graduation ceremony that you can choose from.

👩‍🎓Campus style. Since the graduation ceremony takes place in a campus, nothing could be more suitable for this scene than campus style clothing! The campus style is not only fresh and energetic, but also makes you blend in the graduates and will not appear out of place or too prominent at all! Especially for ladies who have graduated and entered society for many years, this is a great opportunity to reminisce about their campus days!

👩‍🎓Formal style. It has to be said that the graduation ceremony is actually a very formal occasion. Therefore, formal wear is an option that will never go wrong. On the other hand, The more formal you dress, the more you'll show how serious you are about your graduation ceremony. Formal attire is also worth considering, especially for middle-aged ladies attending their children's graduation ceremony.

👩‍🎓National or ethnic style. In some countries or regions, people wear national or ethnic costumes whenever they attend important occasions or important festivals. For example, Indian women wear saris, while Japanese women wear kimonos, and Women from China's ethnic minorities such as the Mongols and Miao people also wear their own costumes. Because national or ethnic costumes can best reflect people's sense of belonging, therefore, national costumes can also fully reflect the importance of ceremony. In addition, as the saying goes: what is national is also global. National or ethnic costumes can also better promote the cultural traditions of the nation. Although national costumes are generally eye-catching, they are worthy of respect.

There are countless garments that guests can wear at graduation ceremonies, so let's change the perspective and discuss the taboos of clothing. As long as you avoid the dressing taboos, you will not make any mistake.

Too fancy dresses. Here we are mainly referring to the tiered, extremely large dresses decorated with gems and lace, like the ones worn by princesses in cartoons. This kind of dresses attracts many times more attention than clothing of the national style. As a guest, we need to always remember that we are not the protagonists of the graduation ceremony, our mission is to share the happy moments of friends or family members. Our clothes need to be decent, but never too gorgeous.

Mini skirts . Mini skirts can fully show the beautiful curves of women, but don’t forget that, as we mentioned before, a graduation ceremony is also a relatively formal occasion. Therefore, it is really not appropriate to wear a mini skirt at a graduation ceremony, especially as a guest. In addition, the mini skirt is too hot to fit in with the campus environment.

Overly casual clothing. Indeed, few schools have a clear rule that prohibits wearing sportswear or pajamas to attend graduation ceremonies. However, among all the people who dress up carefully, you must be the one who “stands out” the most. Worse yet, she or he will be disappointed! Imagine that if you have happily invited your friends and families to your graduation ceremony, and then they showed up in their pajamas...😶🤨 What would you think?

Your professional uniform. We all know that some professions have work uniforms, such as doctors, police, etc. Although these uniforms are largely a symbol of formality, if you wear a professional uniform to a graduation ceremony for a friend or family member, you will look like you just rushed in from work. Especially if you are a police officer...consider the following possible consequences carefully.

Too unusual costumes. The "weird costumes" here do not refer to the national or ethnic costumes mentioned above, but to some cosplay costumes similar to anime characters or film and television characters. For example, you might suddenly want to dress up as the Red Queen to attend your friend's graduation ceremony. Unless his or her school's graduation ceremony includes a masquerade, please don't do this.

Perhaps you have been worried since the moment you received the invitation. For such an important occasion and such an important friend or family member, you are not willing to make any mistakes in your dress, and even the smallest accessories must be carefully selected. So to solve your problems, here we are going to provide you with several tips about your choices of accessories.

Firstly, from the perspective of jewelry, you can choose small, delicate earrings made of gold or silver. They are not only beautiful but also decent. If your outfit is simple and with a V-neck, you can also wear a sparkly necklace. In addition, you can also choose a delicate watch to show your taste.

Hats are not necessary for guests, unless the ceremony is outdoors. But if you want to wear a hat, you can choose a bowler hat which is compatible with the formal occasion and the environment of the campus. Other hats that we often mention and see, such as bucket hats, peaked caps, etc., are not very suitable for this occasion.

It is best to wear leather shoes when attending a graduation ceremony as a guest. Sneakers and loafers look too casual. If the graduation ceremony is outdoors and requires standing for a long time, high heels are actually unnecessary. You can just choose a pair of flat Mary Jane leather shoes.

A small and exquisite clutch is perhaps one of the best choices for bags. You probably don't need to bring a lot of stuff to others’ graduation ceremony. So you don’t have to carry a huge backpack at all. An exquisite small clutch is enough to show your taste and make you look very beautiful when taking photos.

Another accessory that must be mentioned is a bouquet of flowers. Don't think that only graduates need flowers in their hands. In order to avoid being empty-handed when taking photos, please prepare a bouquet for yourself while preparing flowers for the graduates!

If you are busy with work and find it difficult to find time to think about what to wear as a guest at the graduation ceremony, you can also look at the ready-made suggestions we have given in this section.

A silk dress + a wool shawl
A silk dress fully deserves the praise of being "understated yet profound". Also, since the weather is cold now, you can wear a woolen shawl over the dress. Such an outfit will make you look very elegant. Whether you are her or his friend or family member, she or he will be surprised!

A ruffle collared white shirt + a pair of wide leg jeans
There is no doubt that the combination of white shirt and pants looks very formal. But if you don’t want to look too serious like you are going to a meeting, you can choose a shirt with some delicate decorations such as ruffle collar, and replace the suit pants with jeans, especially the ones in unique styles such as flared jeans or wide-leg jeans.

A shirt + a maxi skirt + a graduation gown
If the university allows it, you can of course wear a graduation gown and pretend that you and your friends are graduating together! Since graduation gowns are usually calf-length, it is best to wear an maxi skirt underneath, which will be more conducive to creating a sense of layering.

A shirt + a knitted vest + a pleated skirt
If you want to rediscover your youthful vibe or fit in on campus, try this outfit! Even if you have graduated for many years, this outfit will make you look younger instantly! In addition, the campus style itself is also a very classic dressing style. This style is very versatile. No matter what age or figure shape you are, this outfit will suit you well!