Appropriate for a funeral??

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I've got this dress for a funeral I'm attending soon, and now I'm looking at it I'm like.. is this appropriate? 🤨

I'd wear with black tights and heeled boots

Some people specify a colour , eg “everyone wear something green as that was David’s favourite colour” , and some funerals are less formal than others, but for a church funeral more formal dress is still the norm where I live. Crematorium funerals tend to be less formal but still most people will be in fairly sober clothes.
Unless something colourful is specified, you won’t cause offence dressed in black or grey, but you might do if you wear a colourful print, so I think it is better to be cautious and stick to black.
I actually don’t wear black normally so I have a couple of smart, back dresses just for funerals or formal wear.

I think it is fine. You are young and could carry that off.

I think it’s fine. I wore this to DH’s grandmother’s funeral last week and didn’t look out of place.

Ooh, no, fiancé’s grandad, you need to tread carefully. That’s just the sort of situation where you’ll be forever known as the in-law who wore a party dress to grandad’s funeral.

Black, navy, dark grey, dark green, dark brown skirt, trousers or dress, plain or subdued pattern, unless you’re told that the family want something else.

I think it's fine for a funeral. The funerals I have been to in the last few years have had people wearing dark and patterned clothing. Those wearing plain black tended to be the older members of the family.

Have you got a long black cardigan, that would look nice with it

I totally would.

I think it's fine. I've never worn all black to a funeral. I actually felt worse when I was asked to wear something Chelsea blue and couldn't as I don't own anything that colour.

Depends on the funeral dress code. Every funeral I have been to has been on the casual/smart side with requests not to dress in all black.

It's totally fine. Even my 75 year old ultra traditional mother didn't wear black to a funeral this year. Nor did the same age wife of the deceased. That's a perfectly respectable dress.

The only genuinely inappropriate outfit I've ever seen at a funeral was DH's grandfather's. His uncle's soon to be ex-wife wore fuschia leopard print. Now that was a statement. But even that only made people think she looked stupid. Nobody was offended.

It's lovely and it's perfectly fine for a funeral BUT I'm not in England and funeral's definitely seem more formal than here

I think it'd be fine especially if worn with a long black coat or cardigan.

I wouldn't but I still think it's acceptable. The last few funerals I have been or seen are less formal than they used to be.

People remember who turned up, who took the time to be with you. These are the things that count.

Depends on what the deceased and his/her representatives wanted. For a recent funeral Iwas asked to wear bright clothing.

I really like the dress, where did you get it?

It’s from Matalan

https://www.matalan.co.uk/clothing/black-velvet-trim-tie-smock-mini-dress/14740845.html

Smart, plain and dark would be safer.

I would ask your fiancé about the dress code. My late husband requested a celebration of his life at his funeral with no necessity for formal dress. His choice of music in the service was “Music is my First Love” & “Always look on the bright side of life”. A lot of the people who attended were pleased that they could wear their normal clothes.

All the funerals I have been to this year (unfortunately there have been too many) have had people in a variety of dress. That dress would be absolutely fine! Lots of funerals want some colour now to make them a celebration of life

I've been to funerals where the younger family members have dressed like they are going clubbing and others wore jeans. I think the dress would be fine with dark tights and boots if its not too short on.

Yes, smart and appropriate

I've got this one instead, thanks all

For your fiance's grandad's funeral?? Eek, I feel that's far worse than the first one. It's a lovely dress, but more for date night than old gentleman's funeral!!

I agree. First one is much more appropriate