As I mentioned last week, my best friend graduated college! I donned on a nice dress and cheered her on as she walked across the stage. But, the tricky part was finding the perfect dress!

The dress is Kate Spade and it's very well made.  I'm a huge fan of Kate Spade, but this dress is not a dress to wear in the summer. It's made from a very thick material so as soon as I stepped outside I was sweating like no other! Thankfully the dress had a lining, because there could have very likely been a butt sweat print on the back of that dress! 

The dress is not very breathable and would be excellent to wear to a Christmas tree lighting, but not a summer graduation in the South. Just after this picture with my bestie was taken I changed into a much lighter dress before we went back out. 

Graduation is such an important time in someone's life I think it's important to wear something special to commemorate the day. I'm big on sentimental value, and I'll wait weeks to wear a new outfit or pair of shoes if I deem it the perfect thing to wear for a certain occasion. The day may only last 24 hours, but the memories and pictures last forever. You don't want to look back and think, 'man, I wish I had worn something else'. I'm very happy with my decision of this dress, despite the thick material. Out of the options that I was presented with at the stores I visited, this dress definitely blows them out of the water. It fit, it flattered, and might have caused me to sweat out a couple pounds.