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What to wear!
I'm going to Great Lakes on Friday for my amazing boyfriends graduation and I have NO IDEA what to wear! I am younger so I wanna keep my fashion sensible but I am known to go a little bit over the top any suggestions?!
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Permalink Reply by TanishaDestiny on
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Ahh thank you! We originally planned on me being at his A-school as soon as he gets there, but I received a letter today saying he really wanted me in Illinois! So I have a week to plan a whole new trip, and I'm stressing about an outfit lol
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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You'll be sitting on bleachers, so don't go too short, or you'll be sharing your choice of underpants with his entire division.
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Permalink Reply by Le Shelby on
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I'm also younger, in my early twenties and I wore a navy blue dress with little white polka dots on it to my sailors PIR in April. It wasn't strapless, you dont want to show off too much skin, but my dress was a liiiiitle too short after I washed it the first time so I just wore a longer white skirt under it to add length. Just wear his favorite color and dress appropriately, when I went in April it was cold OUTSIDE but pretty nice indoors. You'll most likely be huddled in a huge crowd of people so it'll get stuffy
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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Wear something you will want to look back years from now and see in pictures.
Do not wear something where the girls are hanging out, do not wear something where your rear is hanging out. Do not wear something trashy.
PIR is a formal cermoney for the miltiary and they are wearing their best unifrom...even those military who attend wear their dress unifrom.
I would not wear white...white, next to white in pictures can be washed out
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Thank you all for helping me (:
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