Whatever happened to dressing up on Easter Sunday?

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | Saturday, April 10, 2004 | Alyson Walls

[Willie Green]

Although famed musical composer Irving Berlin thought them lovely enough to write a sonnet, nowadays few women are donning Easter bonnets.

In fact, you're more apt to see wrinkled khakis and rumpled polo shirts than pressed suits and pastel pumps at church on Sunday.

While Easter Sunday has traditionally been the day to show off your new spring finery, America has become a nation that dresses down, and not just on "casual Fridays" in the office.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Keibasa is simmering in the slow cooker (and a ham is baking too...anyone want to take our blood pressure readings after today?)

Have a Happy Easter n'at!!!!!

[cyborg]

Awww she's dressed up :)

[MARTIAL MONK]

Got on a pretty pink dress with pearls and pumps!!

Barry, are you a guy?

[threat matrix]

Condi, Bar the Younger, and Grandma Bar!

[Polybius]

Could somebody here please explain to this Jew what bunnies, eggs and bonnets have to do with the resurrection of Christ? I'm not being facetious. I've asked many of my friends, and they can't seem to tell me. I know you all will be happy to inform me. Thank you.

The same thing that dressing up in scary costumes and passing out candy to other people's children on Halloween has to do with witchcraft or Satanic worship.

Absolutely nothing.

It's just a fun thing you do for the kids.

For those who want to find symbolism, bunnies, eggs and Spring themes can be said to represent a the springing back to life from the dead of winter but eggs and bunnies have no officially recognized religious significance whatsoever.

[threat matrix]

Jenna's more dressed up than Bar with the jean jacket..quite a switch!

[cyborg]

Looks like a casual pantsuit.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Condi is sooo elegant. Now if she starts making 'best dressed lists' (I know, it is totally superficial in regards to how important a job she has) BUT...she could swing the tide back to dressing up.

[Haddon]

As a former Methodist myself,....try another denomination. They're out there, just gotta look.

[Joe Hadenuf]

I am wearin my usual ratty camo shorts, a worn out shirt, as I do just about year round. My wife calls it my uniform. I don't think God would mind. Was never into clothes and fashion like they are in the east. I find it very phony.

[threat matrix]

Laura's Mom..

[threat matrix]

Condi is a class act, all the way.

[Willie Green]

Keibasa is simmering in the slow cooker (and a ham is baking too...anyone want to take our blood pressure readings after today?)

Don't forget the pickled eggs n'at!

[M Kehoe]

Ut oh. I wore a white toga with a purple sash and sandals.

Happy Easter!

5.56mm

[sinkspur]

Static cling.

[Zechariah11]

"It's gotten to the point where people go the entire year without caring what they look like."

This is a good thing.

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I'm not so sure it is although I am guilty of wearing polo shirts and khakis. The overall decorum (worldly music, joking around, buddy-buddy stuff) which passes as "fellowship" at local fundamentalist churches could benefit much from the reverential approach of previous generations. I can't help but feel this is part of the casualness and complacency our Lord denounced through His stern message to Laodecea.

[threat matrix]

I'm still not crazy about the jean jacket on Easter, and from a Yale girl!..looks like difficult weather

[ClearBlueSky]

Don't know about the rest of the country, but here in New Orleans you dress up for Easter services. We dress our children more 'old-fashioned' too, at least my family always has. Girls in smocked dresses, white stockings and MaryJanes,some with white bonnets. Boys in pastel linen shorts with white shirts and white knee socks.I'm talking about little kids here. Adolescent boys wear shirts, ties and slacks, girls pretty dresses. No one in my family goes to church in casual clothes on Easter Sunday!

[Domestic Church]

"I'll wear a Brooks Brothers suit, a Nautica tie, and wingtips"

My nine year old joyfully put his wingtips on today;)

[cyborg]

Oh sheesh... wow maybe it was put on last minute? It looks cold :(