Funeral attire — you tell me-am I wrong?
August 24th, 2009
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I attended a funeral yesterday for a very well-known and beloved physician in town who died way too young. More than one thousand people crowded into the funeral; it was SRO. Aren’t you supposed to wear black,or at least a dark color to a funeral? Did I miss the memo that said anything goes at a funeral now? As I looked around at the people filing in, I was surprised by what they were wearing. You tell me:
Are short, tight, denim skirts acceptable at a funeral?
Since when does wearing rubber flip flops show respect for the deceased?
Who knew that cleavage was a way of telling the family that their loved one will be missed?
Are bare arms and legs, figure hugging dresses and, excuse me, high-heeled FU sandals, the new way of showing grief?
As you probably concluded, these fashion faux pas were all committed by women. The men all wore dark suits, jackets and ties that spoke to the solemn occasion. Am I being too sensitive here, folks. You tell me.
August 24th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
You are not too sensitive. People’s cluelessness and/or thoughtlessness is at times amazing. Maybe nobody taught them? Social skills seem to be an almost forgotten art any more.
August 24th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
I wish it was true that “nobody taught them.” These were highly educated, professional women of all ages. My guess is that at some point, they had been taught.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:30 am
Do you have any theories as to why this happens? Maybe narcissism and wanting to be noticed, even if it’s in a negative way, at a function such as this?