funeral attire

[spongeypants]

I have to go to a family funeral on Friday. I don't have anything black but do have dark coloured clothes, navy and plum. Would that be ok?
Also, would it be ok to wear a fur coat, its a vintage sheepskin type fur, dark brown. Funeral up north and the weather looks like it will be freezing. I feel the cold something chronic. DP was a bit doubtful when I mentioned the coat and I have it out to air now as its a bit wardrobe whiffy.

thank you.

Sorry, only other coat is a khaki padded parka, which doesn't feel right at all with smart clothes.

Your fur coat sounds fine to me. I don't think it's essential to wear black, as long as its tidy and smart

The coat sounds fine, I was at a funeral on Saturday and wore a black kind of skater dress but a very loose one as I'm 6mnths pregnant. It had a thin peach belt so I wore peach earrings to match, black tights and shoes and a charcoal coloured coat. I'll try and find the dress to link it, it was just a cheap one from Primark but it got lots of compliments.

Definitely not necessary to wear black. You just need to look serious and smart.

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The picture doesn't do it justice tbh but it's the only place I managed to find it.

Serious and smart are fine, my smart clothes happen to be black, but at the last funeral I went to there was as much, grey, burgundy and navy as black.

The fur coat sounds perfect, you don't need to wear black, just dark colours, amd smart clothes, the recent funeral I went to I noticed lots of purple and grey. Do you have a nice scarf?

I will say what stood out and looked wrong was someone who wore black and looked like they were dressed for a night out, short skirts, bare legs, lots of skin on show. Wrap up it will be cold and lots of waiting around.

Sorry for your loss.

I totally agree with miche8 in that black is optional not compulsory nowadays. I went to a funeral last November and wore aubergine with black scarf and accessories and noticed a lot of women wearing 'non black'.

DP wore a black shirt and grey trousers on Saturday too, and my cousin wore a black flowery dress, so not entirely black. There were lots of people wearing just darker colours.

At fils funeral we all wore plums/greys and blacks all had a coloured scarf on as well. I wore a black fitted dress plum cardy and a grey and plum scarf.

We were all smart and respectable

Thanks everybody, I have black boots and bag and grey scarf. The cardigan with the dress is slightly more ornate, kind of brocade with velvet trim but all in all a sombre outfit.
Catching, if that dress were in my size I'd be bidding on it, really nice.

They have them on sale just now in Primark, £12 each. I just bought mine on Saturday.