Public cleavages

And as for being “disrespectful”

I find it more disrespectful the idea that someone (a woman in all likelihood) at a funeral judging another for what they’re wearing.

Baggs I have just seen footage from the steps of court after the trial of the murderers of the young policeman. Are you referring to the two ladies in black dresses by any chance?

I understood no theme in it, it was not much more than a medium for displaying cleavages and more .

Ok if it's one of the last requests of the deceased hehe

I would so love for you to have posted this on mumsnet and seen responses from a younger generation!!

I think it depends on what the deceased's family feels appropriate.

There is a move away from sombre all black attire at some funerals. Some people regard the funeral as a celebration of the deceased life and ask attendees to dress in bright colourful clothes or in their 'normal' attire. Personally I would not display any cleavage at a funeral or any sombre event, but would not be bothered by others doing so if it had been made clear that attendees could wear what they liked.

There is a funny incident in the first episode of the BBC bittersweet comedy called 'Mum', where on the day of Mum's husband's funeral, the son's dippy girlfriend walks down the stairs dressed in a very very short dress in order to attend the funeral. Mum looks slightly surprised, which the girlfriend picks up on, only to say 'do you think I should wear knickers with this dress'.

No

NO

May I just thank everyone who has contributed to answering this question by Baggs! Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that a query on such a serious topic could release the torrent of witty and hilarious responses that have made me choke on my chocolate biscuit this morning! I suspect that the topic of women’s cleavage, and a new word coined too, boobage, is one that can never fail to arouse all kinds of emotion, partly because of their sexual connotations in our Western society, but also from the sheer practical necessity of dealing with them in the everyday.

Its not respectful to show your cleavage at this time.
Save it for the good weather

@Paperbackwriter I am totally with you....surely it would be more disrespectful to not attend the funeral at all...who cares what anyone else does, everyone needs to do what they feel is right, without judging anyone else!

Lefty and Righty have never put in an appearance at a funeral.

I have never understood the need to show cleavage, nay breasts as is done nowadays, at least in my day women with nice boobs wore jumpers to the neck,, sweater girls? I think was the description,

and yes, I wore mini skirts back in the day, but I get distracted from the news items when seeing all these youngsters with skirts up to their bums etc... strange how we like to flaunt it when we have it, and some flaunt it when they have too much!

is it jealousy I wonder..

not very appropriate !

I once went to a funeral where the wife of a well-known rock star was wearing the shortest possible black lace dress. I thought she looked terrific though from the remarks on here I'm assuming there'd be a lot of tutting from the Gransnet collective. Do we really need to pass judgement on what people are wearing at a funeral? Isn't it their own business? Maybe the outfit was a particular favourite of the deceased. Or maybe the boobs-in-question were!

Only if you're a woman.

I have been to a funeral this week.
"Please wear something colourful if you can bear it" came in the info.

(Nothing about my cleavage though)

Depends if you have any respect for the deceased.

LadyGracie

I’ve never had a cleavage, more a dual carriageway.

I've got a flippin' bypass these days.

But they were on TV, nuff said.

I’ve never had a cleavage, more a dual carriageway.

I noticed that person too Baggs and commented to my husband at the time, how inappropriate it was, considering the circumstances.

I wouldn't do it myself. However, with what PC Harper's family were going through, I doubt their clothes were at the forefront of their minds.

The specification for a recent funeral about which I knew was most decidedly "no black".

PS Which is not to say her cleavage wouldn't have been appreciated in the right ... um ... circumstances. I think her bosom might well have been called majestic or something....