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What to wear?

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  • jon-nycJ Offline
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    jon-nyc
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    #5

    It does seem like one last opportunity to embarrass him. Rent an actual clown suit.

    You were warned.

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    • RenaudaR Offline
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      Renauda
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      #6

      Dress pants, blazer and new black t-shirt.

      Elbows up!

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      • jon-nycJ Offline
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        jon-nyc
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        #7

        I wouldn’t wear black shirt at an outdoor event in Virginia in late May or early June

        You were warned.

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        • RenaudaR Offline
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          Renauda
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          #8

          I wear one year round.

          Elbows up!

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          • MikM Offline
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            Mik
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            #9

            Yeah, check the weather. if it's going to be hot I'd just go with chinos and a nice button-down shirt.

            Or it may be your last chance for the Hawaiians. Then put a flower necklace on him and tell him you're glad he got leied at college.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            • CopperC Offline
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              Copper
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              #10

              Google likes the jacket

              https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=c80bbe1f62332bda&sxsrf=AHTn8zq-Nl-qWcLA-OhT1km-IilE8fRxBA:1746732425746&q=summer+graduation+wear&udm=2&fbs=ABzOT_CWdhQLP1FcmU5B0fn3xuWpA-dk4wpBWOGsoR7DG5zJBsxayPSIAqObp_AgjkUGqengxVrJ7hrmYmz7X2OZp_NI91rBH-UXYxTUYaXid-i80m9vjAr4-k3_aLB11FKNayYlgjRllLPBdHkhC58UyUfxBcn6wTNLBoXocRQY1yuAe612tDputnoCMoFMu9b6ug0O3rWcJq4nAdjkRIGkC4vtndepEg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0kYSuzZSNAxUcI0QIHRjUG8YQtKgLegQIFBAB&biw=1183&bih=923&dpr=1

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              • A Offline
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                AndyD
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                #11

                Remember the photos will be on display for the rest of your lives... so blazer and tie.

                And you never know who might be there. We went to one and met Dawn French (Vicar of Dibley) who is Chancellor.
                Checking the photos, Armani blue flecked blazer, white shirt, and burgundy tie to complement wife's frock.

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                • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

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                  LuFins DadL Offline
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                  @Doctor-Phibes said in What to wear?:

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                  I need a link and can they deliver by next Friday…

                  The Brad

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                  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                    It does seem like one last opportunity to embarrass him. Rent an actual clown suit.

                    LuFins DadL Offline
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                    LuFins Dad
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                    @jon-nyc said in What to wear?:

                    It does seem like one last opportunity to embarrass him. Rent an actual clown suit.

                    I’ve got the Jumper for Thursday. Friday’s about him…

                    The Brad

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                    • jon-nycJ Offline
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                      jon-nyc
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                      #14

                      Good. I was losing faith in you for a minute.

                      You were warned.

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                      • B Offline
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                        blondie
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                        #15

                        @LuFins-Dad : What is your wife wearing? Last year we attended our son’s grad (Yay, he got through his grad school & practicums & is a counsellor now). The university chartered a bus which took us from Edmonton to Athabasca for the day (they even fed us breakfast & lunch). The kid went out and bought himself a spanky suit and shoes. The husband wore black dress pants, dress shoes and a white shirt. I was too stressed and exhausted, so I wore stretchy athletic pants, apres hiking clogs, and a white Columbia tech shirt. I took a crappy grey fleecy sweater because I thought I’d get chilly on the bus, but ended up using that fleecy trying to cover up the fact that I was the only mom there not wearing a dress. So embarrassing .. I had to chat with my kid’s professors, the practicum advisors, and omg! my old 1st year nursing professor (who now happens to be their Dean of Health Sciences) recognized me. My advice @LuFins-Dad: Dress well. Those pics, and the pics of the 3 of you, are forever pics.

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                        • jon-nycJ Offline
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                          jon-nyc
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                          #16

                          That sounds like good advice.

                          At my age I never feel embarrassed when overdressed. Underdressed is a different story.

                          I wear jacket to my son’s orchestra concerts.

                          Of course it helps that Mayla always dresses to the nines.

                          You were warned.

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                            #17

                            I may have told this story before, but we first arrived in small-town Ontario, Canada in December. We were told that the office Christmas party was 'Strictly Formal Wear'. Pretty much everything was in storage, so I rented a tux, and Mrs. Phibes bought a nice dress.

                            We showed up, and I discovered what was meant by the term 'Canadian tuxedo'. I was by far the most over-dressed person of the 400 or so peoplein the place. There were those little leather ties, a lot of cowboy boots, and I think at least one stetson. A couple of the more senior managers wore ties and jackets.

                            Everybody was far too nice to say anything, so we still had a good time. I did, however, look and feel a proper Charlie.

                            I was only joking

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                              jon-nyc
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                              Yeah in our parents age formal wear for men meant tailcoat whereas semi formal meant just a tux. At least as far as evening wear went.

                              You were warned.

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                              • B blondie

                                @LuFins-Dad : What is your wife wearing? Last year we attended our son’s grad (Yay, he got through his grad school & practicums & is a counsellor now). The university chartered a bus which took us from Edmonton to Athabasca for the day (they even fed us breakfast & lunch). The kid went out and bought himself a spanky suit and shoes. The husband wore black dress pants, dress shoes and a white shirt. I was too stressed and exhausted, so I wore stretchy athletic pants, apres hiking clogs, and a white Columbia tech shirt. I took a crappy grey fleecy sweater because I thought I’d get chilly on the bus, but ended up using that fleecy trying to cover up the fact that I was the only mom there not wearing a dress. So embarrassing .. I had to chat with my kid’s professors, the practicum advisors, and omg! my old 1st year nursing professor (who now happens to be their Dean of Health Sciences) recognized me. My advice @LuFins-Dad: Dress well. Those pics, and the pics of the 3 of you, are forever pics.

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                                @blondie said in What to wear?:

                                @LuFins-Dad : What is your wife wearing? Last year we attended our son’s grad (Yay, he got through his grad school & practicums & is a counsellor now). The university chartered a bus which took us from Edmonton to Athabasca for the day (they even fed us breakfast & lunch). The kid went out and bought himself a spanky suit and shoes. The husband wore black dress pants, dress shoes and a white shirt. I was too stressed and exhausted, so I wore stretchy athletic pants, apres hiking clogs, and a white Columbia tech shirt. I took a crappy grey fleecy sweater because I thought I’d get chilly on the bus, but ended up using that fleecy trying to cover up the fact that I was the only mom there not wearing a dress. So embarrassing .. I had to chat with my kid’s professors, the practicum advisors, and omg! my old 1st year nursing professor (who now happens to be their Dean of Health Sciences) recognized me. My advice @LuFins-Dad: Dress well. Those pics, and the pics of the 3 of you, are forever pics.

                                Fuck ‘em, Blondie. Those people ain’t nothin’ to you. 😆

                                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  jon-nyc
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                                  But her son is, and she’s right those pictures are forever.

                                  You were warned.

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                                    Axtremus
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                                    What kind of photographs you want to take to preserve the memory of that special day for posterity?

                                    Dress for that.

                                    (Just in case AI cannot photoshop to your satisfaction.)

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                                    • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                      I may have told this story before, but we first arrived in small-town Ontario, Canada in December. We were told that the office Christmas party was 'Strictly Formal Wear'. Pretty much everything was in storage, so I rented a tux, and Mrs. Phibes bought a nice dress.

                                      We showed up, and I discovered what was meant by the term 'Canadian tuxedo'. I was by far the most over-dressed person of the 400 or so peoplein the place. There were those little leather ties, a lot of cowboy boots, and I think at least one stetson. A couple of the more senior managers wore ties and jackets.

                                      Everybody was far too nice to say anything, so we still had a good time. I did, however, look and feel a proper Charlie.

                                      RenaudaR Offline
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                                      Renauda
                                      wrote last edited by Renauda
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                                      @Doctor-Phibes said in What to wear?:

                                      I may have told this story before, but we first arrived in small-town Ontario, Canada in December. We were told that the office Christmas party was 'Strictly Formal Wear'. Pretty much everything was in storage, so I rented a tux, and Mrs. Phibes bought a nice dress.

                                      We showed up, and I discovered what was meant by the term 'Canadian tuxedo'. I was by far the most over-dressed person of the 400 or so peoplein the place. There were those little leather ties, a lot of cowboy boots, and I think at least one stetson. A couple of the more senior managers wore ties and jackets.

                                      Everybody was far too nice to say anything, so we still had a good time. I did, however, look and feel a proper Charlie.

                                      Too bad we didn’t know one another then. I would have done the same as you; out here we call it “western casual”. Leave it to Easteners, eh?

                                      Elbows up!

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                                      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                        I may have told this story before, but we first arrived in small-town Ontario, Canada in December. We were told that the office Christmas party was 'Strictly Formal Wear'. Pretty much everything was in storage, so I rented a tux, and Mrs. Phibes bought a nice dress.

                                        We showed up, and I discovered what was meant by the term 'Canadian tuxedo'. I was by far the most over-dressed person of the 400 or so peoplein the place. There were those little leather ties, a lot of cowboy boots, and I think at least one stetson. A couple of the more senior managers wore ties and jackets.

                                        Everybody was far too nice to say anything, so we still had a good time. I did, however, look and feel a proper Charlie.

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                                        taiwan_girl
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                                        @Doctor-Phibes said in What to wear?:

                                        I may have told this story before, but we first arrived in small-town Ontario, Canada in December. We were told that the office Christmas party was 'Strictly Formal Wear'. Pretty much everything was in storage, so I rented a tux, and Mrs. Phibes bought a nice dress.

                                        We showed up, and I discovered what was meant by the term 'Canadian tuxedo'. I was by far the most over-dressed person of the 400 or so peoplein the place. There were those little leather ties, a lot of cowboy boots, and I think at least one stetson. A couple of the more senior managers wore ties and jackets.

                                        Everybody was far too nice to say anything, so we still had a good time. I did, however, look and feel a proper Charlie.

                                        That is very funny.

                                        Something similar. A friend of me immigrated to the US from Greece when he was in his early teens, and his family settled in a "rough" part of Boston. Not knowing any better, on his first day at the US school, he went there in a shirt and tie. (That was the normal school uniform in Greece). You can guess how well that went over. LOL

                                        (He is a funny guy and tells the story much better than I do.)

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