A friend told me that it is pretentious to dress in all black when the deceased is not a close friend or family member.

I believed that wearing all black was proper dress for anyone at a funeral, or any such service. Related Articles. Miss ...

Friend told the letter writer “it is pretentious to dress in all black when the deceased is not a close friend or family member.” ...

A reader is confused about what color to wear to a funeral for somebody she was not especially close with. Is all black ...

I believed that wearing all black was proper dress for anyone at a funeral, or any such service. In recent years, though, ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to readers divided over whether all-black outfits are still appropriate for funerals, or a claim to mourner status one hasn't ...

A reader questions the appropriateness of wearing all black to a funeral when the deceased is not a close acquaintance.

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A child whose body was found in Perdido Bay in February has been laid to rest.

I believed that wearing all black was proper dress for anyone at a funeral, or any such service. In recent years, though, ...

A Rhode Island family says they have been traumatized after learning they buried the wrong body after a funeral.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I believed that wearing all black was proper dress for anyone at a funeral, or any such service. In recent years, though, this seems to have changed. "Church dress," or subdued ...

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