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Boohoo must go to VERY different funerals to me...

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Hidingthegoodchocolate · 26/04/2026 19:32

Looking for something to wear to a funeral, and found a page on boohoo specifically titled Funeral, that said they had selected these items to help you feel strong on a difficult day. Either things have changed quite a bit since I last attended one, or they might want to tweak their algorithm...
https://www.boohoo.com/buy/black-funeral-dresses

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Boohoo must go to VERY different funerals to me...
Boohoo must go to VERY different funerals to me...
Boohoo must go to VERY different funerals to me...
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rainbowunicorn22 · 30/04/2026 11:55

you would be amazed what i have seen at funerals. ok we have moved on from black veils and the like but its gone the other way in my opinion. I know some people state colours perhaps the person stated in their will or something but its not the colour that gets me, its what people wear that the colour is in.

Sadworld23 · 30/04/2026 16:51

Thanks guys, needed light relief, found it here

AltitudeCheck · 30/04/2026 17:29

Off on a tangent but I quite like the sound of a destination funeral, none of this drab British stuff, but a big carnival/ funeral pyre / party somewhere exciting for those who want to raise a glass or several!

VictoriaAshe · 30/04/2026 17:38

ImportantMermaid · 28/04/2026 14:44

Beach funerals are woefully overlooked by most retailers. Finding something you can wear for Uncle Ragnar's longboat fireship farewell AND Glastonbury is no easy feat.

I might be careful wearing any of those clothes near a naked flame.

Still, it’s all an important reminder that I don’t have a black bikini or dressing gown for funerals. (I do have a both things in tartan, which I guess would be appropriate for a funeral in Scotland.)

Lugol · 30/04/2026 19:03

That puts a new spin on 'dressing gown of doom'.

BunnyLake · 30/04/2026 20:01

Riapia · 28/04/2026 11:03

The problem is that many people seem to think that everybody is going to be sad attending their funeral. Mostly nothing could be further from the truth. Most of the relatives will be looking forward to the reading of the will.
Lots of crocodile tears at funerals.
Anyway it’s not as though funerals are rare, it’s difficult to get a booking at the crem.
Not many Chinese people die, I’ve never seen a Chinese funeral.

Do you live in China?

itsgettingweird · 30/04/2026 20:33

BringBackCatsEyes · 28/04/2026 15:04

Well obviously the dressing gown goes over the sheer dress for the church and burial, then whip it off for the wake.

😂😂😂

mahiki · 30/04/2026 21:10

I think if you’re the mistress of a gangster and you want to upset his wife at his funeral, you wear one of those dresses.

JaneJeffer · 30/04/2026 21:35

Kepler22B · 30/04/2026 21:01

Must be a slow news day as this has been picked up by TheMirror! https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/boohoo-customer-stunned-what-website-37092678

🤣

EstherGreenwood63 · 30/04/2026 22:00

A cheering thread. Thanks OP.

hobbledyhoy · 30/04/2026 22:17

I wish @Riapiawould come back to explain the Chinese funeral comment 😂

Riapia · 01/05/2026 02:10

hobbledyhoy · 30/04/2026 22:17

I wish @Riapiawould come back to explain the Chinese funeral comment 😂

I would have thought the meaning was clear. Thinking about it I’ve never seen a dead donkey either, have you?
😉😁😁.

mindfulmoaning · 01/05/2026 02:56

Not my idea of how to dress at a funeral.

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