What is proper funeral Attire?
The pants suit is more appropriate for the boss’s son funeral as it is a situation where you need to appear more business-like while showing your support for the grieving family. Use the skirt and boots combo for the wake. The skirt and boots would also be acceptable for your grandfather’s funeral as that is more personal and the rules of ettiquette allow for a touch of personal style in your grieving attire. However, if the rest of the family is going more formally dressed, then I would suggest the pants suit for that as well. My condolences on your loss.
I don’t think the boots will be inappropriate, unless they look really sexy…You want to avoid looking anything less than soberly dressed. If you are worried about wearing the pantsuit, you might try wearing a longer skirt to cover the tops of the boots more – if you don’t have another black skirt, something like dark gray can be acceptable, with a black top. If the boots ARE sexy, AND you don’t want to wear the pants, I would say wear a long coat that protects your legs and wear tights and normal shoes. Hopefully you’re inside most of the time – usually only close friends/family will actually go to the burial, so I would assume you would be at the funeral home. Besides the question of the boots, either outfit is appropriate for both funerals. The skirt is probably MOST appropriate for the first funeral because it sounds more formal and that is traditionally what women are expected to wear. I would worry less about your grandfather’s because the attendees will be more personal, and le
