Funeral attire- need help ASAP!

pukkamum

The jeans will be fine as long as they don't look too jeany ifyswim, tbh I should think looking at what you are wearing will be the last of their worries.
If really unsure about the jeans quick pop to the charity shop might do the trick, I bought my funeral dress there, not for my funeral, the dress i wear to funerals, it is a beautiful black wool marks and spencers, cost me £1.50.

zaksmum

When my mother died, my dad was so deep in grief and despair he went to her funeral looking like a tramp. Green corduroys, open necked shirt, tatty old anorak.

None of us could get through to him at that time about tidying himself up a bit.

And on the day, nobody said a word. It just didn't matter.

Fluff15

The supermarkets will definitely have a plain black/dark coloured dress in stock. You can always click and collect from Asda and Tesco, if you can make a trip over the next couple of days and don't find anything tonight.

Keep the label on the dress, make sure you don't get make-up or deodorant marks on it, and return the next day and say it didn't fit!

itsanne

It's going there that counts. People really won't mind what you wear. When my dad died my daughters wore two of his old sweaters. I've already said I don't want black at my funeral.

If you feel you have to wear black, the supermarkets will have something.

Moggins_2

If it was a funeral within my family I would probably have worn the jeans as I know nobody would mind. However hubby's family are more image conscious (think spending a lot of money on clothes and having wardrobes stuffed to the rafters) so I feel more pressured to look appropriate and to fit in

BitterAndTwisted

Fluff15 wrote: »

The supermarkets will definitely have a plain black/dark coloured dress in stock. You can always click and collect from Asda and Tesco, if you can make a trip over the next couple of days and don't find anything tonight.

Keep the label on the dress, make sure you don't get make-up or deodorant marks on it, and return the next day and say it didn't fit!

The OP needs help in finding something to wear, not help to defraud a retailer !!!!!!. Disgraceful. I'd rather wear rags than descend to that. Shame on you!



OP: got any chums who could lend you something appropriate? Any charity shops nearby?

Edwardia

Not everyone wears black - my father didn't want black worn at his funeral so I wore blue and navy blue. OH's family very trad black tho. Could you not call a relie ?

fluffnutter

I wouldn't care less what people wore to my funeral. I'd just want them all to be together, talking about how awesome I was.

Just go. Try to look smart but go even if you can't.

joansgirl

I wore black skinny jeans and a black jumper to my husbands funeral. My mil wore all different colours, she refused to wear black. It didn't bother me at all. A lot of people wore many different types of clothes in varying colours and some were even in their work clothes. None of it was important. They attended, that's what counts.

Faith177

My uncle wore ripped jeans and a Rolling Stones t-shirt to my dads funeral. My nan went mad until my mum pointed out that my uncle had asked her permission and it was what my uncle had worn to the last gig he went to with my dad.

Have a word with your mil I think she would just be glad you are there and not bothered about what you were wearing.

I don't buy into wearing black at a funeral and having to be dressed smart at mine I want everyone to wear what they want.