Is this too short for a funeral?

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I have a funeral to attend and can't decide what to wear. I do have a black trouser and black and white high neck top that i have previously worn to a funeral but not sure if I would prefer to wear a dress.
Is this dress too short?
Any suggestions for a suitable black dress that is not too expensive.

Some people will look. Not everyone at the funeral will be racked with sobs.

OP is NOT asking about style she's asking what's appropriate.

The trousers and top you already have will be fine. It's more important to be dressed respectfully than to be dressed up.

My only worry with the top and trouser combo is the top is sleeveless and I don't have a black jacket that matches the shade of black my trousers are. I could either go for a completely different color9jacket or loom like I'm wearing a mismatched suit.
Unless I go for a cardi or something.

The second dress in the picture is perfect,,,

And of course people will look if she walks in like she’s going to a party.

Very few people wear black these days unless you know it's going to be super formal. Navy or any dark colour would be fine.

The next dress is perfect.

Don't know what the weather's like near you, but where I am I would be wearing a proper coat, not just a suit jacket, to a funeral at the moment. So I would go with the trousers and top, plus black/grey/navy cardi, and put a coat over that.

Good point, hadn't thought about a coat.

I agree, not suitable for a funeral. I would always air on the side of conservative for a funeral unless the family have specified otherwise and in general I don't dress in a conservative fashion.

For my two pence, for what that's worth. If the funeral is in a church or a graveside service then I do not think this is appropriate at all. I also don't feel it's appropriate for a crem if you're close family. Possibly with the right knee high boots, opaque tights and a long line coat it might work better.

The bigger thing though is if you now have it in your mind that it might not be appropriate will you even be comfortable in it at the funeral? The last thing you want to be doing is worrying about your clothes!

xxx

I'm back to the drawing board as the top and dress I already have are sleeveless and I don't have an appropriate jacket/coat.
Any suggestions welcome.
Service will be at crematorium.

There is no need to wear black to a funeral - just something smart and clean, like if you were going to an informal job interview. To my mums I wore grey trousers and a black jumper I already had and I bought a cream coat.

To my dads I wore a navy blue and cream dress I got in the sales.

Just tidy, neat and respectful.

Its lovely

Ok, do you have any kind of smart jacket?

Why not the second dress, the one from Next? It’s perfect. I would avoid sleeveless.

Tidy,neat and respectful is a perfect way to describe how you should dress. I like the way funerals are less formal now.

Both are fine

Just checked my wardrobe and my bla k suit jacket I wore to the last funeral is now 2 sizes too big and looks ridiculous. I've recently lost loads of weight. I have replaced my casual clothes and some going out clothes but haven't got round to replacing my smart/formal clothes as I had no need to. I don't tend to wear dark clothes either. I do have a plain navy dress but it's above knee so too short really.

I've ordered the one from next to try on but also now thinking about jackets and tights etc.

Go for the Next dress, or one like it.

I'm going to a funeral next week.

I'm wearing navy trousers, white top, navy coat navy and white scarf and a navy shoes.

It has been asked that no one wears black.

As LoafEater said, black is not necessary for a funeral, just subdued smart clothes.

For my Mil's funeral I wore smart black trousers, flat black shoes, I can't remember which blouse but it will have been with sleeves and a 3/4 coat in a grey/blackish tweedy stuff. Something similar at fils funeral.
I have absolutely no idea what I wore to mums funeral. I got through it, that was enough.
Both in winter, so a coat is vital.
There is usually a lot of standing around waiting for the coffin to arrive and afterwards talking to everyone.

Personally I don't think it matters much what you wear. No arse or cleavage on display, usually muted colours (grey black navy). Be warm enough and wear shoes that are comfy.
Funerals are bad enough without thinking your feet are going to drop off by the end of the service.

I wore this to a funeral earlier this year and got a lot of compliments (yup, at a funeral - weird runs in the family, I'm afraid ...).

There's a bit much cleavage on me, seeing as I'm slim but not fashion model slim, so I paired it with a scarf.

ETA, it's one of my semi-formal work dresses.

Oooo I like that bossy