I wore this dress three times: for an entrance ceremony, a piano recital, and a friend's wedding. I purchased it from Belle Maison. I fell in love with the design and bought it, but I'm selling it now because I've outgrown it. As you can see in photos 3 and 4, there are some frays in the tulle at the bottom front of the dress, and some frays on the satin part of the ribbon. Neither are very noticeable. It's an elegant and understated dress, so I think it would be suitable for small dinner parties and the like (^^) How about it for graduation ceremonies, entrance ceremonies, recitals, and so on?