Style Perspectives: A Graduation Look

I am approaching my 20 year high school reunion, meaning these beautiful pictures and outfits are becoming vintage.  Okay, maybe I'm being dramatic but isn't almost comical how quickly time goes by?  Sometimes I feel like the 18 year old in these pictures and you know what, if I was graduating this year, I would likely choose my dress again, I still love it.  Definitely wouldn't wear the matching dyed gloves and shoes. Funny story, while prepping for this post I realized that I was missing a lot of my photos from when I took them out of their carefully curated albums to have them scanned.  Sure enough, I discovered close to 300 pictures that didn't make it onto the disc.  Thanks for the crappy service, Blacks.  I guess I'm adding those pictures to my summer to-do list.  In the meantime, feast your eyes on these badboys.....

Top row- my little bro! It's crazy how the difference in our age was so apparent and well now you'd never know. There's 6 years between us...why are there no pictures of Kyla and I at my grad...I feel like there was a reason for that. Mom? Do you remember?  I would also like to point out my sweet, sweet Kelly in the picture next to Rob. We had matching dresses for our Graduation Tea.  Ugh. I miss her.

Also- what's with this weird hand on my neck pose- I'm leaning in at such a strange angle.  Thank goodness the days are gone of only having lame in store studios to get your pictures done.  Also- I thought I would include a picture of my stunning friend, Alynne. I love that gal.  And of course there is a picture of me and Christy at her grad- we went to school together from kindergarten- grade 9 and then went to separate high schools.  I also loved both Alynne and Christy's dresses and would wear them again.  Way to stick to the timeless wonders, ladies!

Today on Style Perspectives, we're talking a graduation look and while I won't be donning the fancy gown again, I do attend grad every year.  In our high school we have the commencement exercises and mass in the mornings and that evening is the banquet with all the gowns.  Teachers all go to the morning part and the banquet is optional, I' ll go when I have a group of kids I taught graduating, like this year.  For the record, this is what I wore last year: romper + white vest.

I thought it would be fun to let you pick my dress for this year, obviously florals is what I'm trying this year. Oh wait, my romper last year was floral. Okay, so I like loud clothes.

Head over to the other ladies’ blogs and see how they styled this prompt!  I loved last week's prompt of sneakers and a blazer and will definitely be repeating that one!

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