By Edvige Santangelo started planning her funeral outfit when she was 55 years old. At the beginning of each year, she bought new clothes for the occasion, including accessories like a matching and .
In her letter of instruction, which laid out her wishes upon her death, she insisted her mortuary makeup match her ensemble.
For Santangelo, this tradition was about preparation—that when the day came, she would be as beautiful in death as she’d been in life.It’s not that Santangelo was anticipating death.
She was a stylish woman, who spent most of her life designing dresses at a boutique in Montreal where she created near-perfect dupes of actor’s Oscar gowns.
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