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By the early 20th century, many companies were offering unisex shrouds in stead of seperating men’s and women’s styles.
**In this video, Dr. Julian Litten talks about the history of shrouds in the UK**
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#### **GRAVE CLOTHING IN THE US**
In the early 20th century, the Americans started manufacturing high-class dresses and suits for the deceased which a funeral director could sell with a casket. The ladies’ dresses were made under the supervision of dressmakers while a custom tailor oversaw the making of the men’s suits. **These burial garments looked no different to regular clothing**.
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Nowadays, many people are buried in **their own clothes** and the funeral service is designed to **fit their personality**. Dressing people's deceased relatives or friends in their favourite clothes is a way of continuing to care for someone in death as in life, and can be comforting and reassuring when you are grieving.
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## **DRESSING THE DECEASED IN MODERN TIMES**
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