In Mourning?

[Riverkilt]

First kilted funeral wore my Forest Green AmeriKilt with a nice bulky sweater.

At my mother's wake wore her Scott tartan.

At an AA friend's funeral wore the X Marks tartan kilt since the colors match the book jacket colors of the book Alcoholics Anonymous and it seemed a good fit for me to honor her. Her family went wild over my wearing a kilt to her funeral and all thanked me in excess. Turns out she had Scottish blood - who'd have known from her married name?

Before kilts I wore a bright yellow Aloha shirt to my little brother's funeral - celebration often seems more appropriate than dark dank mourning colors.

Think its pretty much up to each of us to figure out what the deal is gonna be and where we fit into the services. Close family and friends can pretty much wear whatever they think is best. More distant friends may wanna seem more subtle.

The answers are in your heart, not some book.

Ron

[Jaggy thistle]

I never wear my kilt to a funeral it is the only time that I do not wear the kilt a kilt is for happy occasions I always wear a black suit and black tie to a funeral

[TNKiltedWolf]

Seems like to me, tradition holds that if one does not have a dark suit/jacket, that it is appropriate to put a black band of cloth around ones arm as a sign of respect and mourning. This would apply whether or not one had a suit or a kilt. The practice is probably archaic, and my knowledge of it stems from reading a lot of Agatha Christie novels. Does anyone still do this?

[Chas]

Black armbands are still worn in the UK. Sports teams (and supporters) often wear them for the the next fixture when a team member dies. The chief mourners at other funerals are often offered them by funeral directors. They are now-a-days made with velcro so as to fit various arm sizes. There was a time, only a few years ago, when they were sold with a matching black tie together (like bow tie and cummerbund sets). As far as I know, they can still be bought this way.

Regards

Chas

[vmac3205]

Seems like to me, tradition holds that if one does not have a dark suit/jacket, that it is appropriate to put a black band of cloth around ones arm as a sign of respect and mourning. This would apply whether or not one had a suit or a kilt. The practice is probably archaic, and my knowledge of it stems from reading a lot of Agatha Christie novels. Does anyone still do this?

In Law Enforcement, we have black bands to wear around our badges while in mourning.

[Snowbear]

I wear my kilt to funeraly to show the respect. I can't tink of any better way to show recpect than to show up im my clan kilt. In my way of thinking it is not only me that is showing up, but the whole clan that is there to salute the person who passed away.

[Jack Daw]

I've been to one funeral in which I wore the kilt (sans piping). I wore my WPG Black Watch, with forest green hose, navy blue flashes, black ghillie brogues, black argyll, black waistcoat, white shirt and plain dark tie. The only thing wrong with my outfit, as I perceive it, was that my Argyll/waistcoat did not have plain buttons for day wear.