What is appropriate to wear for a presentation?

[macollins]

I'm going to do a presentation to conclude my senior year in high school that is based on a research project that I've done. I will be presenting this to a board of three community members. We need to dress up relatively professionally. That means guys have to wear slacks and a button-up shirt and girls wear the same or a business-looking suit. I want to wear something vintage, partly because my project is on the 1950s, but mostly because that's how I dress all the time!

If I couldn't find a '50s skirt suit, do you all think a nice dress with a hat, gloves, purse, and heels would be OK? Could the dress be patterned or just a solid color?

Thanks for your input!

 

[Viola]

I think if you can't find a vintage skirt suit you like, a not-too-frilly dress with a cardigan over it could look very good.

I think I might personally skip the gloves and just do my nails in a classic (not square or very long) polished manicure unless you want people to comment on the costume effect, unfortunately.

 

[Lotta Little]

I'd skip the hat and gloves, too, if "professional" is the look you're going for. Otherwise, a nice pencil skirt and blouse (with pearls?) would probably cover all your bases, unless you find a great suit.

 

[Viola]

Lotta Little is right, a pencil skirt and cute blouse with pearls (or even just a strong colour bead, for instance red) could look great and professional without being too much. And it's not like a pencil skirt and button-down blouse will be things you can't use again together or seperately.

 

[macollins]

Thank you! Your advice is great and will be used.