A Funeral Coat with an After Life

There are clothes we buy in a hurry, out of necessity, because there is no time and the occasion cannot wait. And there are clothes we buy with thought and care, because the occasion demands it. A funeral coat should be the second kind. Too often, for want of anything better, it ends up being the first.

Funerals often come suddenly and without warning. They arrive in the middle of ordinary life and require, among many other things, something to wear. For most women, that means a panicked search through what they already own, or a hasty purchase from wherever has something black and available. What they find is rarely what they would have chosen. What they wear on the day is rarely what they would have wanted to wear. And the coat they buy in a hurry is rarely one they will reach for again.

We think this can be different.

At EdNerat, we always carry black, dark grey and charcoal fabrics in stock — in a range of weights and textures, from fine wools and silk matkas to heavier flannels and bouclés. We understand that sometimes there is very little time, and we will do everything we can to make sure that time is not the obstacle and the process as easy as possible. We have made and delivered within a week for a client who needed a funeral coat urgently.

But we also believe that a funeral coat is worth thinking about before the need arises. Not morbidly — practically. A coat chosen with care, in a fabric and cut that suits you, made to your measurements, is a coat you will wear well on the day and reach for long after. It will not be a garment associated only with grief. It will be a coat you thought about, that fits you properly, that you wore on a day that mattered and can wear again on days that matter in different ways.

A beautifully cut black A-line coat or a charcoal tailored coat in fine wool will serve a woman at a funeral, at a memorial, at a concert, at a dinner, at a meeting. It will be, simply, a coat she loves. One that was there on a hard day and continued to be there on easier ones. If you need a coat quickly, please contact us and we will do our best.