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MandyPerfumeGirl
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| | Subject: How many funerals have you been to? And do you still believe in wearing black? Sun May 08, 2011 2:26 pm | |
| Hi all,
I've been to three funerals in my lifetime and I do believe in wearing something conservative and respectful like a long skirt or slacks in dark colors or just plain black when going to a funeral. At my Grandma's funeral, one of my cousins (who could only pop in for a second and then had go to work) was wearing khaki shorts and a grey t-shirt. I thought that was disrespectful.
How about you - How many funerals have you gone to? And do you believe in wearing black to funerals? | |
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Supernova
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| | Subject: Re: How many funerals have you been to? And do you still believe in wearing black? Sun May 08, 2011 2:31 pm | |
| I have never been to a funeral in my life, and I do believe black is respectful but not necessarily required. Just so long as they don't look like Clint Eastwood's grandkids in Gran Torino I think it's fine. | |
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| | Subject: Re: How many funerals have you been to? And do you still believe in wearing black? Sun May 08, 2011 3:00 pm | |
| The last funeral I was to was a very good family friend's mother (segue from the non-family brother/sister thread). In fact I was a pallbearer. I own one suit and it's dark grey. Close enough. | |
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Shale
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| | Subject: Re: How many funerals have you been to? And do you still believe in wearing black? Sun May 08, 2011 5:25 pm | |
| I am not a suit person so whatever one I have at the time is what I wear. When my stepfather died it was a light brown 3-piece suit.
The first funeral I attended as an adult with a great aunt whom I really liked and she happened to die while I was home on leave. I was a pallbearer and wore my Air Force dress blue uniform.
Now I don't even own a suit. I have a dark blue dress jacket and matching dark slacks - that will have to do.
However, as casual as I am and tho it is my normal attire, I would never pop into a funeral wearing a T-shirt & shorts. | |
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CatEyes10736
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| | Subject: Re: How many funerals have you been to? And do you still believe in wearing black? Sun May 08, 2011 11:04 pm | |
| I have been to four funerals in my life. I believe I have worn black, but the last one I didn't. I just wore a dress that was conservative. I don't think black is mandatory for a funeral, but "subtle" is. | |
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| | Subject: Re: How many funerals have you been to? And do you still believe in wearing black? Mon May 09, 2011 2:34 am | |
| I don't always wear a suit to funerals, but I always wear black. | |
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| | Subject: Re: How many funerals have you been to? And do you still believe in wearing black? Mon May 09, 2011 9:17 am | |
| I've been to quite a few funerals. And basically, I just dressed conservative. At my grandmother's funeral, I wore a navy and white dress. I don't think you have to wear black. Dark colors may be more 'appropriate', but I think the main thing is dressing conservatively. | |
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| | Subject: Re: How many funerals have you been to? And do you still believe in wearing black? Mon May 09, 2011 2:25 pm | |
| I have been to a lot of funerals. I believe that you should dress conservatively and not wear anything flashy out of respect for the deceased's family. | |
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| | Subject: Re: How many funerals have you been to? And do you still believe in wearing black? Mon May 09, 2011 6:05 pm | |
| - Tony Marino wrote:
- I have been to a lot of funerals. I believe that you should dress conservatively and not wear anything flashy out of respect for the deceased's family.
 I don't think black is necessary, but it's safe. | |
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| | Subject: Re: How many funerals have you been to? And do you still believe in wearing black? Mon May 09, 2011 8:04 pm | |
| Like others have said, conservative is the must do. I don't always wear black. But I have only been to a few funerals. I mostly just go to the wake. | |
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| | Subject: Re: How many funerals have you been to? And do you still believe in wearing black? Mon May 09, 2011 8:15 pm | |
| I've only been to 3 funerals in my life and every time I wore solid black. | |
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