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I get this question so often, so I decided to make a blog post on advice and ideas of what to wear during your photo session! This is specifically for college grads, with local options to shop small in the DFW area! I always recommend doing one casual outfit, one fun outfit, and one formal […]
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I get this question so often, so I decided to make a blog post on advice and ideas of what to wear during your photo session! This is specifically for college grads, with local options to shop small in the DFW area! I always recommend doing one casual outfit, one fun outfit, and one formal […]
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I get this question so often, so I decided to make a blog post on advice and ideas of what to wear during your photo session! This is specifically for college grads, with local options to shop small in the DFW area!
I always recommend doing one casual outfit, one fun outfit, and one formal outfit if possible! I recommend avoiding busy patterns and sticking to neutral colors such as white, blush, denim, lavender, black, or tan. However, sometimes a pop of color or florals can be pretty for Spring! If you are doing a group shoot, think about colors that you can mix and match together such as pastels, or white + denim!
Casual Outfit Ideas:
For your casual look you could do a fun dress and sneakers, jeans and a top and wedges, or a skirt and boots! Here are some recs on where to shop:
Online- cute tops, blouses, casual dresses, skirts, pants…
- Zara
- Asos
- Nasty Gal
- Misguided
- Princess Polly
- Pretty Little Things
- Free People
- Adika
- Nordstrom/Nordstrom Rack
- Lulus
Fort Worth-
- Beehive
- Esther Penn
- Three
- Impeccable Pig
- American Threads
- Dear Hannah
Dallas-
- Beatnik
- L.Barlett
- Favor the Kind
- Esther Penn
- Dear Hannah
- Hemline
- Adeline
- Bandier
Fun Outfit Ideas:
Use this as an opportunity to express yourself! Are you an athlete? Wear your jersey and some gear! Are you a cheerleader? Wear your uniform + poms! Are you a nursing major? Wear your scrubs! Are you a fashion major? Wear something super out there! You could also consider wear a school spirited outfit of your college T-shirt, or your school’s football jersey!
Where to shop: Jersey+ Cowboy Boots
- Rally House- Fort Worth
- Cavender’s
- Dickies
- Justins
Formal Outfit Ideas:
For a formal outfit, I recommend wearing a flattering dress in a neutral color such as white, black, or metallic. If you are planning to use a cap and gown, it looks great to wear a simple white dress with heels underneath!
Where to shop: formal dresses, pantsuits, skirts, blouses
- Revolve
- Princess Polly
- Rent the Runway
- Nordstrom
- Neiman Marcus
Things To Bring:
I have a separate blog post that goes more in depth on what to bring and how to prepare for your photos, but here are a few props to consider! You can shop the ones I recommend on my amazon page HERE.
- Champagne
- Confetti (biodegradable please!)
- Smoke Bomb
- Sport Uniform
- Nurse/Doctor uniform
- Special objects to you
I get this question so often, so I decided to make a blog post on advice and ideas of what to wear during your photo session! This is specifically for college grads, with local options to shop small in the DFW area! I always recommend doing one casual outfit, one fun outfit, and one formal […]
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