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Then drape a belted burgundy trench coat over everything and watch the outfit transform

This can even be one of your best graduation outfits in winter

A dress altered properly by a tailor, even at additional cost, looks far better than a dress in a perfect size that has not been touched, since formal sizing rarely fits everyone exactly the same way

I'm usually a size 0 or 2, but because this is a tight fitted dress I opted for a 4 and was planning to have it tailored accordingly (better safe than sorry)