Aibu to wear this dress to a funeral?

[WillyNilly00]

I already have this dress and have a funeral next week. I intend to wear it with black tights and black ankle boots with a small heel. Also I am 5 foot tall so it is practically knee length on me.

I thought it was perfect but DH seems to think it's "too much".

So Wibu to wear it?

Dnt see y u can't be nice and dressy at a funeral. Dsnt need to be so depressing. As long as ur not showing loads of skin. And it's dwn to ur knees for god sake defo not too short lol x

Lovely I think it's great

Very nice and entirely suitable. It was my mother's funeral this week and I was a bit disappointed how some of those who attended came in jeans etc. She was always well dressed and would have wanted people to make a bit of effort. I wore a Fold dress, Toast coat and black cashmere scarf, with heeled ankle boots.

*I have to laugh at those saying no one will notice, I wore x dress and no one noticed etc.

Of course they noticed they just didn't say anything to you as it would be impolite but rest assured they noticed and commented to others, have you never been to a wake.*

If the dress is ridiculous yes I would see people making comments - this dress is not in that catergory so if people raised eyebrows and judged - how pathetic when you are at a funeral. I’m mind blown anyone would judge somebody for wearing this dress to a funeral. If we were talking Geri Helliwell Union Jack dress THEN I would understand it

I'm fairly sure my auntie wore that exact dress to the Requim mass funeral of her husband. If not, it was very alike.

The only people who would gossip about that dress at a funeral are the ones who would look like a badly drawn Picasso if they wore it I bet.

It looks tarty!

Unfortunate x post

I think it is fine, as long as you aren’t wearing red stilettos and matching lipgloss. Just be respectful and it will look great.

We decided not to have black at my mums funeral as it was the height of summer and also because she didn’t ever wear black. However on the day all I wanted to do was wear black as it matched my feelings and desperate grief but couldn’t as had told others not to wear black.

I’d wear a cami to offset the low front, but other than that it’s fine.

It looks fine to me

You'll be covered in a coat presumably for the actual service? (assuming you're in UK) which is the solemn part of the proceedings

As long as it doesn't leave you with a lot of exposed cleavage then I really don't think anyone will think it's inappropriate

I am a traditionalist when it comes to funerals and always wear black. Unless requested otherwise, by the chief mourner, clothing should be black, dark or subdued colours and smart or smart casual.

That dress with a pair of opaque tights, dark jacket and appropriate shoes is ideal.

It's absolutely fine for a funeral, more than appropriate.

I am so confused. It is a practically knee-length black dress, not low cut, with long sleeves. I would not even question its appropriateness. Maybe I am tarty.

Only thing I can think is that people are distracted by the styling of the model. Fairly sure OP will not have sex hair and bedroom eyes at the funeral...

Serious q- is a different dress showing for me? Confused as to why people are saying it's got a low front? It's no lower than a basic v neck tshirt and if anything seems higher necked to me than a cami/vest top?

Very

I went to a funeral yesterday and wore a simple black dress. A bit above the knee but not short iykwim. With opaque black tights and ankle boots like you are planning. I didn’t feel out of place at all. Keep the make up and jewellery simple.

Looks totally fine to me OP. I find some of the comments in this thread really odd. No funeral I've ever been to have I noticed what anyone was wearing, or heard anyone else comment on what anyone was wearing afterwards. But from this thread I now realise that there are small-minded arseholes who make character judgments about someone for what they wear to a funeral.

I like it, it will be fine for a funeral. It will look good with tights and ankle boots. You don't need to wear a shapeless sackcloth to pay your respects.

It’s fine for a funeral , I really like it btw!

But from this thread I now realise that there are small-minded arseholes who make character judgments about someone for what they wear to a funeral

Or some people who may be more concerned about what, often older, mourners would consider to be disrespectful and the impact this may have on them at a difficult time.

Confused as to why people are saying it's got a low front? It's no lower than a basic v neck tshirt and if anything seems higher necked to me than a cami/vest top?

?? It’s got a v neck. It’s not a round neck up by your collar bone.

Camis come in all shapes and sizes. I’ve got camis that would be visible under that.

It slightly depends on the size of OP’s boobs. If they’re big it could look a bit cleavagey.

Or some people who may be more concerned about what, often older, mourners would consider to be disrespectful and the impact this may have on them at a difficult time.

Exactly.

I never realised going to a funeral had the potential to create so much social and fashion angst.

I wore a cream suit to my DM funeral. I'm surprised anyone could bring themselves to talk to me.

I was there to bury my mother, not to impress the people around me with my piety.

Oh and the dress is perfectly fine OP.

It's about half way between collar bone and cleavage? Really struggling to see that as a low neck or cleavage showing, it's very clearly not that sort of design.

None of my vest tops/camis would be visible under that and they are really plain bog standard non cleavage showing round necked designs. As I say I wear a similar dress for work and they'd definitely say something if it wasn't suitable attire, I was once given a polite warning about wearing a long skirt that had a split up to the calf