Do you have clothes in your wardrobe right now for these events?

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I'm always struck by posts from people who don't seem to have a range of clothes to carry them through a variety of life events. I get that people dress mostly for the day to day stuff but i always assumed that you also had other, lesser worn perhaps, clothes in the wardrobe to be used as needed.

I reckon i could dress for most eventualities if pushed

With no notice could you dress for:

1. A funeral

1. A formal work presentation / meeting

1. A party in a fancy bar or similar

1. Dinner & drinks where its dressier than jeans

1. A gig

1. A walk in the countryside / forest etc

1. A date where you'd like to impress / make an effort

1. Regular work from home or office day that's not pjs or gym gear

I'm curious - i don't have gym gear & or wellies & i need new walking shoes / boots as mine are old & worn out.

These are my gaps but i could dress for the rest in the morning if i had to.

I think this absolutely has to be cultural.
What about funerals of your parents friends, aunts & uncles, grandparents, siblings parents-in-law, close friends parents or siblings, neighbours, work colleagues, people in hobby groups etc
Late 40's and I think I've been to 2 funerals in my life!!

Yes I could, but some of my clothes work for several of those scenarios. I don't have a completely separate outfit for each one.

E.g. I have a black shift dress that would work for both the presentation and a funeral.

I'm 66 and only been to 4 funerals...parents, sibling and son. None of my friends have died. I wont be going to any more.

This is why i think it is a cultural difference.

In ireland a funeral is generally in two parts, the removal & the burial.

The removal is mostly an evening ceremony taking place anytime between 5 - 7pm.

And the burial or cremation takes place the next morning, again generally speaking between 10 - 12pm & there's a reception afterwards.

So, depending on how well you know the family & your own work / life circumstances you can attend any or all elements.

It is a huge mark of respect to attend a funeral. We go to show support for people in our lives & communities who have lost someone.

I have attended removals for the parents or siblings of many of my friends even if i never met that parent. We're there for ty3 friend.

Huge funerals are a real thing in Ireland.

Edited to add that it is also ok to take time off to attend a funeral mass. I can't ever remember being told no to that.

I am sorry for your loss particularly that of your son

That seems like few to me. I’m in my 30ies and I‘ve been to 3 and an „ash spreading“.

Where I‘m at there’s usually a service (in most cases religious) which tends to be fairly big and open to most. It’s usually followed by a sit-down meal or more of a reception-style / apéro.

The actual burial (as in when the coffin or urn is lowered into the ground) is usually fairly small. Close family, very close friends.

I missed the talk about gym gear: No, and no plans to buy any. I either exercise at home to You Tube or I go out and walk. On pavements. No special clothing required.

Same here!

I do need to replace decent walking shoes / boots as mine are old & worn out

One of my (as yet unactivated 🤣) new year's resolutions is to get out walking more

"Going to a gig" puzzles me. Absent dressing up for something like Taylor Swift isn't that just "putting on everyday clothes and leaving the house"?

Agree, in fact they often sell t shirts at gigs

I could dress for all of those out of my wardrobe.

I could probably do with some new walking boots and I’m a fair weather walker, so haven’t got a lot of wet weather gear. But I could still manage with what I’ve got.

Fortunately my funeral dress hasn’t seen a lot of action, so I’m not sure how well that still fits me.

I could also do a wedding.

i don’t have a lot of holiday clothes as I haven’t been on many beach holidays. So if I was doing that I would probably get a new bikini and some cover ups.

I could literally get up and go tomorrow to any of those things and more currently yes. And that is after a clear out.

Thank you. Its the reason I will never attend another funeral.

@Nomedshere sorry for your losses, your son in particular 💐

People dress up for Taylor Swift, either full on sparkle or cowboy!

but for me going to a gig means a small grassroots venue and a chance to get my much loved leather jacket & more edgy clothing out.

An arena concert usually involves a day out & possibly a pre-show meal.

It seems shallow to me too. I couldn't tell you ten garments that my best friend wears, off the top of my head. She's got a striped t-shirt and at least one pair of jeans and that's all I can think of. So have 90% of the women I know, of course.

Yes, all of those! I love clothes and in the past bought way too many. But also usually buy good quality stuff that lasts and have never really followed fashion to the letter.

I think a lot of my old stuff is the wrong length though which looks dated. They are very clever with hemlines to get you to buy more stuff you don't really need.

Yes. All of them.

Yes, I have plenty of clothes but nothing posh as I don’t like to waste money on pointless stuff and don’t really care what I look like. 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

If it were a standing venue I would not wear anything I cared about.

ah, you're Irish, that explains a lot about the funerals! I used to work for an irish company and they loved a death - the whole company would get an email if Dave in HR's mum's cat had died!!

We do not 'love' a death but there is a whole cohort possibly of older generation Irish that have been to more funerals than I have been to hot showers. They go for the funeral sandwiches mainly I think!

Haha, same.

I have a black dress for a funeral which I could also use for work. But all my clothes are quite casual.

I am sorry for your loss.

It was rude to respond to you without acknowledging you loss.

@MiddleAgedDread Well you could put it that way (which is pretty offensive) OR.... you could say Irish people recognise the occssion of the death of a person who was part of a community as a matter of respect.

Rituals around death are prominent in Irish culture, as it's something we all face.

Edited to tag the poster i was responding to as several others replied in meantime