What to wear
What to wear to a graduation when it's cold
A formal outfit for graduation in cold weather, picked from real pieces, with why it works and the one change that matters.
Roll-neck
Trouser
Coat
Derby
ScarfCharcoal Cashmere Roll-neck, Navy Wool Trousers, Camel Wool Overcoat, Brown Derby, Burgundy Wool Scarf. A formal combination for graduation in cold weather, with the lightest colour sitting closest to your face.
For a graduation, dress a step above the everyday. You will be seated, standing and photographed all day, so comfort matters as much as polish. Cold weather is about layers you can shed indoors: a knit under an overcoat does more for warmth and polish than one thicker piece. Read the room before you read your wardrobe: the same day can want a sharper or a softer answer depending on who you are seeing, and the middle is usually the safer place to land.
- Choose shoes you can walk in across a campus.
- The innermost layer is the one people see; make it a good one.
- Pick the palette before the pieces. Two neutrals and one accent rarely fails.
Same occasion, other weather