Should I wear nude or black pantyhose to a funeral?
Should I wear nude or black pantyhose to a funeral? My dress is black and I am mature.
Either nude or black pantyhose will be appropriate for a funeral with a black dress. Your age is not relevant. If you are short you may want to wear sheer black or black stockings with your black dress to look taller and thinner. If you are tall, sheer nude pantyhose would look good.
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Funeral Fashions – Right Fashions for Last Rites
Funeral fashions observed are what I could see on my TV screen. President George H. W. Bush’s funeral gave us an opportunity to see funeral fashions or what is appropriate to wear to a funeral.
Black and dark colors were favored by most of the women. The Bush women that I could see on the big screen wore black outfits. Laura Bush wore a black suit with a cropped jacket, black shoes and sheer neutral / nude color stockings and carried a black clutch. Melania Trump wore a black belted double-breasted coat with black patent leather shoes and sheer neutral /nude color stockings. The Former First Lady, Michele Obama, wore a black and white pinstripe pant suit with silver fasteners/ buttons. While Former First Lady, Hilary Clinton, was dressed in a black pant suit, her signature outfit, with a white blouse. Other women of importance, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wore a black and white outfit and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi wore a black coat with neutral / nude color stockings.
What should I wear to a memorial service?
Years ago black and dark gray clothing was appropriate attire for a memorial service or funeral. Memorial services vary and people dress much more casually today so clothing isn’t limited to just black or dark gray. However your attire should be in good taste, not too short, not too tight and not too low-cut, clean, neat, and pressed.
Separates, a dress, suit or pants and a top all can be worn to a memorial service. Go easy on the jewelry and makeup and avoid anything that says glitzy. You are attending to show your respect for and honoring someone who died. Memorial services usually takes place after the body has been buried or cremated. They can take place any time after the death of someone, from a week to a year.
Memorial services may be held in any location and have no formal structure. Usually friends and relatives say something about the deceased at a memorial service and a reception is held afterward.