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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**.
This system of using grave clothes based on day clothing began to take off in the UK in the 1970s.
This system of using grave clothes based on day clothing became popular in the UK in the 1970s.