I'm going to a funeral tomorrow. Wearing a black suit. Why should you wear dark clothing when generally at most services they "celebrate" death? Shouldn't women wear flowered dresses and guys wear Jimmy Buffett shirts?
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Most funerals miss the purpose of coming to terms with a death. Thusly, they come off sounding almost morbid. They are treated as such. Humorously, last funeral I attended, I showed up in a leather jacket and fingerless leather gloves. Trick was, under that I had on a nice shirt, pair of pants and a tie. So I was dressed how I would like, yet still respectful by their tight standards. Next time, I'm wearing a fedora.
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It really depends on the "guest of honor". The last funeral I attended, my step-father's father, most of us were in jeans and T-shirts or similarly casual garb, except for my stepdad and his uncles who wore suits. The one before that, my grandmother, I wore my Navy dress blues. Then again I typically wear black jeans and black or dark grey T-shirts anyways, and "cracker jacks" are actually black, not blue despite their name.
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I'd say that all depends on the wishes of the deceased (if they're known) and the family. Aside from that, it's probably just tradition.
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Who died? We haven't talked in a while.
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Unfortunatly, I've buried a few of my friends, and believe me, there was no dress code, quite a few were bikers or hard livin guys, on the other hand, I had to attend my Dad's and dressed in dark dress, etc, out of respect for my mom, and tradition, so I prefer the Jimmy Buffet shirt, or maybe a Grateful Dead tye dyed tee t
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I'm not sure but at my funeral I want everyone to wear flowy colorful dresses and colorful vintage suits. I want every one to be happy...Not because I died obviously but because I want everyones last memory with me to be happy for them and not depressing.
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