It has been a tradition, and a sign of respect, to wear black to a funeral, but while some may wear a black dress, others may opt for a two-piece suit, or a skirt and blouse. We know funerals ...

When another friend, who is in her 80s, complimented the dress, I told her a bit of its history as the LBD of my closet — now my little black funeral dress. She asked me directly if I was going ...

Death leaves a hole that ritual can help fill, however slightly. Today, donning black clothing at a funeral is an opportunity for the grieving to exchange individual expression for collective solace.

One of my father’s wisest off-the-cuff remarks about visiting people who are in mourning goes something like this: “Don’t bring the grief upon yourself by wearing black when going to pay a ...

The royal family observed dress code rules at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, and many dressed in head-to-toe black. But that wasn’t always the proper way to symbolize one’s mourning. Read on to ...

“Black Panther ... costumes for T’Challa’s funeral, Carter leaned on the research she had already done for the first film and built on it by speaking with African historians about funeral ...

When another friend, who is in her 80s, complimented the dress, I told her a bit of its history as the LBD of my closet — now my little black funeral dress. She asked me directly if I was going ...