Seeing His Family...What Should I Wear?

[KlassicKouture]

Hey ladies!

My boyfriend's graduating with his Master's degree (so happy for him ) this Spring and a ton of his relatives will be coming to town for the big day.

His older sister used to be my friend on Facebook until she and her brother had a huge fight about a photo of me in an outfit I wore to a picnic (shorts that stopped just above my knees and a short-sleeved top, not too tight). The problem is, I'm a curvy girl (size 8) and even a perfectly modest outfit can look a bit sexy on me. My boyfriend defended me, but that caused them to not speak for months. They've since forgiven one another.

I haven't seen his sister in over a year, the graduation will be the first time.

Can anyone suggest any outfits I can wear that will be cute and fashionable, but also be decent to wear in front of his family? (and not cause another fight LOL) I'd love to wear a dress.

Thanks!!

 

[elle tee]

Maybe something like this dress, it falls at the knee which is a good, fairly demure length, and doesn't have a super low cut neck, but it's still youthful and appropriate for the season/event.

http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/Wom...dresses/solidstextures/PRDOVR~21847/21847.jsp

PS his sister sounds a little nutty, I wouldn't put too much stock in what she says/does.

 

[i <3 shoes]

I love dresses from Anthropologie and J Crew

http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro...roductSize1=&sortby=&prepushId=&popId=CLOTHES

You can always wear tights to make it look more conservative and wear a cute cardigan. That's what I do if I have a strapless dress, but I'm going for a more conservative look!

 

[KlassicKouture]

Maybe something like this dress, it falls at the knee which is a good, fairly demure length, and doesn't have a super low cut neck, but it's still youthful and appropriate for the season/event.

http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/Wom...dresses/solidstextures/PRDOVR~21847/21847.jsp

PS his sister sounds a little nutty, I wouldn't put too much stock in what she says/does.

Thanks, this is a gorgeous dress!

And yes, she is crazy LOL!!

 

[KlassicKouture]

I love dresses from Anthropologie and J Crew

http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro...roductSize1=&sortby=&prepushId=&popId=CLOTHES

You can always wear tights to make it look more conservative and wear a cute cardigan. That's what I do if I have a strapless dress, but I'm going for a more conservative look!

These are nice options. A cardigan would be perfect, especially if the graduation's indoors and it's a bit chilly.

 

[wis3ly]

I would suggest anything that's around knee length, no v-neck, and darker colors, no busy prints.

 

[Verita]

Maybe something like this dress, it falls at the knee which is a good, fairly demure length, and doesn't have a super low cut neck, but it's still youthful and appropriate for the season/event.

http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/Wom...dresses/solidstextures/PRDOVR~21847/21847.jsp

PS his sister sounds a little nutty, I wouldn't put too much stock in what she says/does.

I think this dress is very cute, sophisticated and appropriate. Good luck!

 

[lily25]

A dress (not Herve Leger, or strapless or mini) with a jacket/blazer on. For shoes I'd wear ballet flats.

 

[lilac0485]

Wow, she sounds crazy. I agree with everyone knee length dress with high neckline with cardigan or jacket.

The fragrant valley dress from Anthropologie is gorgeous.

 

[olialm1]

Dress pants and a nice top?

And I think it's really out of line that his sister had a problem with what you were wearing. Some people need to give second thoughts to choosing their battles and not wasting their time.

 

[linpaddy]

I also advise wearing a knee length dress in a demure color with a cardigan/light jacket.
No plunging V necks, no sleeveless anything and not sky high heels.
And oh yes, nothing tight.

You can also choose a dress with a print.

Do post your outfit here!

 

[NicolesCloset]

Love all those dresses! Great choices.

 

[pink.couture]

Judgmental much? You marry the family! It's good to know that he defended you, that's something my dad never did..

It's hard to please everyone with how you look so it's best to just please yourself before others, it's you wearing it!

Wear what you want. Quite honestly, she was probably jealous of your nice body. Haha

 

[KlassicKouture]

Thanks everyone! I will definitely post a pic of the outfit I go with.

Judgmental much? You marry the family! It's good to know that he defended you, that's something my dad never did..

It's hard to please everyone with how you look so it's best to just please yourself before others, it's you wearing it!

Wear what you want. Quite honestly, she was probably jealous of your nice body. Haha

Even though my boyfriend told me the fight wasn't my fault, I still felt awful about it. But he said that she's feeling insecure about getting older and not being as slim as she used to be after two kids, and seeing me and my figure made things worse. Okaaaaay

Adding her to my FB friend's list was the worst thing I could do! She monitored EVERYTHING her brother and I did and said, but that's a different story LOL!