Funeral Attire

[triumph]

I have a funeral coming up this next week and what should I wear with my kilt. The funeral is for a dear lady who was born in Scotland in 1909 and came to the US in 1912, if she could have made it to July she would have been in the US 100 years. She always liked it when I came kilted to visit and would ask me to play the bagpipes. We had a great thing going she was hard of hearing and I am a beginner at the pipes, work out great for both us. I visited her last friday, tartan day, in the hospital, she was glad to see me and asked if I had my sgian dubh, which I showed her. She was one grand Lady. Sorry back to the question, I have a PC and a green tweed kilt jacket, I plan to wear my MacRae red modern tartan kilt. I have also a MacRae muted hunting kilt, my choice of kilt hose are bottle green, lovat blue, and lovat green. I also have a pair of black sport kilt hose I use for hiking, they just are not formal kilt hose. So please help me out, I have not been kilted that much in public, but do wish to honor this Scottish Lady.

[ctbuchanan]

Absolutely wear the kilt - I'm not the resident expert on attire, but I would most certainly honor her memory with your kilt. My humble suggestion would be the tweed jacket with the tie. Hose don't matter much in my book. Just look presentable and know that she will look down on you and smile to think you remembered her in this way. Sorry for the loss of your friend.

[Joshua]

I am sorry for your loss, but be thankful it seems this grand lady touched a life or two in her very long one... we should all be so lucky to be blessed with such a long life.

Dress conservatively, your green tweed would be fine - especially if it has stag or suit-buttons (and not the silver squares), I personally would wear a white shirt and a tasteful tie. As for the hose, it might help to lay out your whole outfit on your bed and see which one goes best.

[Zardoz]

Sorry for your loss. I would wear the green tweed jacket and whichever hose co-ordinate with it, maybe the lovat green. Add a white shirt and dark tie and you are good to go.

[Peter Crowe]

It is a nice thing that you wish to pay proper respect to your recently passed friend, and this is the place for good advice. I have never worn THCD to a funeral but from what I understand the custom is to go with day-wear.

Based on what you state you have I would go with your Green Tweed Kilt Jacket, with whichever Kilt you prefer, lovat green or dark green hose, leather sporran (?), and black shoes. I would wear a white shirt with a plain dark tie (I'd personally wear a normal plain black tie to a funeral unless the deceased had previously, or their family expressed a preference to the contrary, but I am a wee bit old fashioned about such things).

I would steer clear of wearing your PC which is for formal evening wear and not appropriate at a funeral.

Hope this helps you out!

[LANCER1562]

I am sorry for your loss of a great person. I think that unless you are piping at the funeral the tweed jacket with a white shirt, suitable tie, the MacRea Muted kilt, either the Lovat green or the Lovat blue hose would be apropriate.

[BEEDEE]

Green tweed jacket, green hose to match jacket and kilt, white shirt and tie, and the muted (weathered?) MacRae hunting would be my choice.

Brian

[triumph]

Thanks everyone, I will wear the Green tweed jacket, not sure on which kilt, I have a day or two to think about it.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

My choice would be the muted hunting kilt, green tweed jacket, and lovat green hose. Definitely not the Prince Charlie.

[knotty]

Im very sorry for your loss.

I typically wear darker colors for a funeral. If it were me, I would wear the Muted MacRae, the tweed jacket & bottle green hose. For a tie & shirt, I would something like a white or yellow shirt & dark blue tie. A grey shirt & yellow or light yellw tie would work. As was mentioned lay out your clothes & see how it all looks. I usually mix & match shirts & ties until I find a color combination that I like. If I cant find a look I like, I go shoppin ...
Good luck.

Craig