https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/observations-on-funeral-attire-plus-an-amusing-comment Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 25 May 2026 14:12:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/observations-on-funeral-attire-plus-an-amusing-comment#post-728973 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:42:31 +0000 Echo 728973@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was surprised at the variation in funeral attrie when I attended a funeral this summer, too. But most of what I would have imagined was "inappropriate" was excused by the family because the outfit was "SO _______ (insert person's name here)". Apparently the people in question were known for their short hemlines, flamboyant style, signature colours, etc. </p> <p>But it sounds like your outfit was very appropriate. And it makes me giggle to think about what your mother has said about you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/observations-on-funeral-attire-plus-an-amusing-comment#post-728967 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:18:00 +0000 Nova 728967@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How funny! Your outfit sounds lovely. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/observations-on-funeral-attire-plus-an-amusing-comment#post-728944 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 17:40:33 +0000 Anonymous 728944@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a funny comment! Thanks for the report. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/observations-on-funeral-attire-plus-an-amusing-comment#post-728907 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 16:17:52 +0000 Suz 728907@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad it went well, Elisabeth. Your outfit sounds perfect. But yes...what HAS your mother been saying!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/observations-on-funeral-attire-plus-an-amusing-comment#post-728901 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 16:01:21 +0000 Aziraphale 728901@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>cjh -- ack! I never thought of that. What HAS she been telling them? heh heh </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/observations-on-funeral-attire-plus-an-amusing-comment#post-728898 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:59:09 +0000 cjh 728898@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the "street style" report on funeral attire.</p> <p>The lady's comment makes you wonder what your mom has been telling people about you.;-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/observations-on-funeral-attire-plus-an-amusing-comment#post-728892 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:47:53 +0000 Aziraphale 728892@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hello everyone,</p> <p>So I went to that funeral yesterday, and paid attention, for the first time, to what other people were wearing. There was much less black than I had expected, but on the whole very little colour. Many women were wearing cream or beige or some other light neutral, and it looked totally appropriate. The men wore dark suits, for the most part, although I was surprised by how few of them were also wearing a tie. Only one woman looked (I thought, anyway) wildly inappropriate, with her extremely short black dress and black fascinator hat exuberantly bedecked in foot-long feathers, but she was very young, so can perhaps be forgiven. :-)</p> <p>In the end, the weather cooperated -- it has cooled down enough that I had lots of choice in what to wear -- so ended up choosing a a charcoal tweed midi-length pencil skirt, a sleek black blouse (which I wore tucked in! gasp!), my black "1930s" pumps (with lace-up maryjane strap) and my grandma's coffee-coloured pearls, wrapped twice to sit up above the collarbones. And here's the funny comment: After the service, I was introduced to a number of people whom I had never met. One woman, as I shook her hand, turned to my mother and said, "Goodness! Your daughter looks like *such* a lady!". I think it was the "conservative" pearls, haha. </p>