I debated writing this post for some reason. Well, actually not for some reason. I hesitated because most of us don’t like to think of death and loss and try to avoid it, and hope the ones we care about and love don’t have to face it too. The post felt morbid and perhaps, trivial, like do clothes matter when we’re talking about the loss of someone’s life. But the reality is that death and loss are a part of our lives, maybe more so as we get older, and at some point we all have a funeral to attend. My mission here is to help make getting dressed easier, and I want that to carry through to the tougher moments in life as well, when getting dressed is the last thing you want to stress about, so I decided to offer some advice and ideas for what to wear to a funeral.
This post was also inspired by my own needs. I do own a lot of black in my wardrobe as a magazine editor working in New York City. But I find that when I have to attend a memorial service or funeral, I never can find the right thing to wear. Sadly, I have a funeral to attend next week and I’ve been trying to figure out what to wear myself. I did some research and gathered some options for what to wear to a funeral. I generally prefer to wear a dress and do the one and done dressing when it comes to occasions like this. However, I also included jackets and pants options. The last memorial service I attended was when Charlotte was a little baby and I had her with me as she was still nursing, so I went with a two-piece option and I found it worked well and the pieces continue to be on rotation in my closet. But a good black dress is incredibly versatile as well so it also makes a good option if you prefer to go that route.
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