Once you've worn a dress for a funeral is it ruined?

[PackedintheUK]

I wore this Whistles dress for DH's funeral. I got a lot of compliments, which was a bit weird in the circumstances, but it's a good dress on me.

I bought it for work really, but happened to have it unworn when I needed a dark dress so that's what I wore. I haven't worn it for any occasion since.

I'm in need of a smart ish outfit for a nice dinner and concert this weekend. I also need comfy shoes. I was thinking of this with navy suede knee high boots, but especially with the funeral connection, it feels a bit dismal. What could I do to brighten it up (that I can get hold of by Saturday)?!

I am now getting ads for that lovely jacket on my Facebook. It's very tempting!

Jacket has arrived. It really is beautifully soft leather. The colour is a bit more muted, more of a blue grey, than the picture suggests, so not quite as good for brightening up navy but probably a more useful colour overall.

I’ve worn the outfit I wore to dad’s funeral to three successful job interviews so I’m keeping my funeral outfit. I take it that dad is helping me along.
Sorry for your loss OP, sounds like you did him proud looking so awesome at his send off though xx

I really like this dress, too nice for work IMO. I’d probably wear with very bright shoes/ belt / bangle. I re use all my outfits even funeral ones.

I bought a long sleeved , below knee skater style black dress for my Dad's funeral earlier this year .
It was an M&S sale bargain and I;m sure he'd have approved . He'd have been the first to say "Oh don't spend loads of money on a new frock "
I probably won't wear it again apart from any funeral in the future .
But I won't recycle it , there are memories with it , albeit sad ones .

I couldn't wear the dress and jacket I wore to my Dad's funeral for months but then wore them a couple of weeks ago when I had an important meeting at work - felt they might bring me luck. The shoes I wore are still in my car. Can't bring myself to wear them again for some reason.

I’ve got a modestly styled, very flattering, black dress that I’ve worn for an interview and important work presentations. I also wore it for my DS’s father’s funeral. I didn’t think twice about wearing it again, but my DS’s face fell when he saw me in it, because obviously he remembered. Just something to bear in mind @PackedintheUK if you’ve got kids.

I wear the shirt I wore to my Dad's funeral every other week at work. I remember briefly every time I wear it, but as Dad was a notorious cheapskate, he would have been very unimpressed by me not getting my money's worth out of it!