What should I wear?

[bi_weird]

Yes I know, similar questions have been asked before, but I'm confused so I'm going to ask it anyway.
Graduation is Saturday. Now, what I wear under my gown is my business, but then we're having the families of my housemates and I over for a bit of a party. I don't know what I should wear.
On one hand, it's My graduation at My house, so I should wear what I feel like wearing, and I sort of feel like making a statement of independence and wearing guy's clothes. On the other hand there will be a lot of adults there and I don't know if I want that much attention. It might embarrass my mom and some of my friends if the other parents saw me like that and didn't approve. I'm all about turning heads, but it could be draining to turn that many heads on a day that should be about our collective accomplishments.
Then there's this reception at the chem building that day, which I might be supposed to be dressed nice for. You have no idea how much I want to call a male friend of mine who's my size and borrow a set of guy's formal clothes from him for that. But I have no real formal guys clothes, for all I wear ties all the time.
I'm so silly-ly (is that a word? how would you spell that?) lost about this. I don't know that any of you will have anything insightful to say, but I'm willing to try for that. I also should probably check with a couple of my friends as to how they'd feel about their parents seeing me in guy's clothes. Maybe I'll just dye my hair red again and call that good enough for self expression.

[Wren]

Yeah..I don't know how insightful I'm going to be. For as nervous about dressing in anything as I seem, despite my inward thoughts I actually DO just wear whatever the f**k I want to wear. ..i wore wings, rainbow socks, a stax shirt, and ripped jeans to my graduation.. (of course that was high school)

I say if you want to make a statement go for it. If you are wearing men's clothing then people won't necessarily assume that it's for any other reason that you just want to wear men's clothing. I've seen it done, girls who just do it because they feel like breaking the fashion trend. You could always use that excuse to bail you out if you run into problems. After all it is your graduation, make sure you're comfortable and that YOU enjoy it. Sometimes you have to be selfish. Also..if a girls garb isn't a problem. There's no crime in that either, so long as you don't feel compromised.

[CaptLex]

I also should probably check with a couple of my friends as to how they'd feel about their parents seeing me in guy's clothes.
That might not be a bad idea, actually. Besides that, I was going to suggest dressing androgynously - so you're comfortable, but not calling too much attention to yourself if you don't want it. Also, here's a nutty idea . . . how about if you and your housemates all dress similarly? Like in the same colors but allowing for individual taste, so it's not a complete uniform? I don't know if that's too weird, but it would be a way to not bring tons of attention to you or anyone else and it might just be a hit with parents. Or maybe I need to lay off the rum for today. :p

[Question Mark]

What if you dress really NICELY, but in a suit? Maybe they'll be impressed enough by your utterly snazzy style of dress that they won't notice? :D

[bi_weird]

If I had a suit I'd seriously consider that, Mark. Not only because I love suits... O:-) But the only person who's the right size for me to borrow one from would be sorta awkward to ask. We're friends, but really close enough for him to understand why I need his clothes.

[Question Mark]

Hmm. What if you were tell him that suits are just awesome and it'd be great if you could borrow it for the day? Sometimes the simplest explanation is the one that works.

[Wren]

Question Mark's right, you don't need to get into a lengthy explanation. Bribery works too.