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The Best-Dressed Way to Say Goodbye
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| October 21, 2014
| Justin Jones
Posted on 10/21/2014 10:46:02 AM PDT by C19fan
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There was elaborate etiquette around mourning from the Regency-Edwardian period. Widows were required to wear mourning clothing for 2 years although after a certain amount of time other colors were acceptable.
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posted on
10/21/2014 10:46:02 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
Well the tradition did offer women a brief respite from having to worry about what to wear that day.
To: C19fan
What did they wear in the evening?
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posted on
10/21/2014 10:49:47 AM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: tet68
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posted on
10/21/2014 10:56:54 AM PDT
by
Fido969
(What's sad is most)
To: C19fan
You don’t need to go to the Met. You just need to watch Downton Abbey!
To: SamAdams76
Well the tradition did offer women a brief respite from having to worry about what to wear that day. Written like a man. How little you understand the complexities! There was "Full Mourning" and "Half Mourning" and "Mourning gloves" and "Mourning hats". You would understand all that if you watched Downton Abbey, or The English verson of Antiques Roadshow.
To: SamAdams76
There was even “Mourning jewelry”.
To: C19fan
We still wear black at funerals.
It’s considered disrespectful to wear bright colors and splashy prints to a funeral.
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posted on
10/21/2014 11:13:25 AM PDT
by
SMARTY
("When you blame others, you give up your power to change." Robert Anthony)
To: SMARTY
I would love to bring back hats and gloves into fashion! Might also help stop germs from spreading too...
To: C19fan
Anna Wintour Costume Institute So THAT'S where she gets those bizarre outfits!
Presumably they cut her hair into that ridiculous dyed bob.
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posted on
10/21/2014 11:18:01 AM PDT
by
relictele
(Principiis obsta & Finem respice - Resist The Beginnings & Consider The Ends)
To: C19fan
Oh...I thought this was about what the Dems plan to wear after they lose the elections!
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posted on
10/21/2014 11:19:49 AM PDT
by
gr8eman
(Bill Carson...meet Arch Stanton!)
To: SMARTY
We don’t. Personally, I’d like to see people wear white at funerals.
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posted on
10/21/2014 11:20:32 AM PDT
by
bonfire
To: C19fan
Where does “The Man in Black” fit in to all this?
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posted on
10/21/2014 11:55:18 AM PDT
by
WayneS
(Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
To: SMARTY
Its considered disrespectful to wear bright colors and splashy prints to a funeral.
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I can think of a few where that would be appropriate.
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posted on
10/21/2014 12:01:16 PM PDT
by
Loud Mime
(arguetheconstitution.com See if the video makes sense to you.)
To: SamAdams76
Does this death shroud make me look fat?
To: SMARTY
I wear all black at weddings. More appropriate these days, as they are never going to last.
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10/21/2014 12:26:32 PM PDT
by
Rodamala
To: SamAdams76
More than that, it told everyone around you that your emotions may be brittle and fragile.
a brilliant friend told me that and it was true and helpful, when the time came.
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10/21/2014 12:28:46 PM PDT
by
Shimmer1
(Nothing says you are sad that someone died like looting local places of business!)
To: SMARTY
I’ve told my friends and family that I want them to wear Hawaiian shirts at mine. Please don’t cry.
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posted on
10/21/2014 12:30:07 PM PDT
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Shimmer1
(Nothing says you are sad that someone died like looting local places of business!)
To: SMARTY
I agree, but I sometimes see shorts and flipflops at funerals, never mind ties and skirts.
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posted on
10/21/2014 12:31:39 PM PDT
by
Chickensoup
(Leftist totalitarian fascism is on the move.)
To: afraidfortherepublic
And Mourning Handkerchiefs. They go for a pretty penny on ebay.
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posted on
10/21/2014 12:32:04 PM PDT
by
katnip
(May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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