Did you wear matching outfits/clothes when you were little?

Matching outfits, matching clothes - Wearing the same outfits or clothes were uses as a dress code to determine a person from what groups one belong to avoid confusion.
Philippines
January 10, 2010 4:51am CST
My mom uses to dress me and my sisters when I was still a kids with matching outfits with the same styles and colors beginning from the shirt down to the skirt, pants, sock and to the shoes. Including too the manner of hairstyles they are the same. So when people look on us they think we were twins so funny but true. My mom reasons out that she buy the same matching outfits so when someone is missing when we go shopping or just for fun leisure, it wouldn't be hard for her to remember what her kids was wearing. [b]How about you, do you have the same experience when you were little and then your mom insist on you to wear matching outfits/clothes sort of like a uniform or dress code that it often annoy you or if you were a parent, do you do the same things with your kids? Kindly shares your thoughts. Thanks.[/b] aitec 1-10-10
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
11 Jan 10
I am three years older than my sister, so nobody was going to mistake us for twins. And I can't really recall that we ever had matching outfits either. The closest I recall were these two dresses that we had in the same style, but they were different colors. Actually, the only two times we ever had matching outfits was as bridesmaids in our two brothers' weddings.
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@sacmom (14192)
• United States
12 Jan 10
Oh yeah? LOL My own sister and I are 2 and a half years apart (I'm the younger one) and when we were growing up we got mistaken for twins at least once. LOL So my mom did that whole dress them up alike thing for a while. Fortunately it didn't last long. It couldn't anyways as I passed my sister up in height by the time I was 10 years old. After that I got mistaken for the older sister. LOL Happy mylotting!
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
12 Jan 10
Ah well I was taller and my sister was shorter, so that never happened to us. I can think of two sisters I knew growing up where the younger sister was quite a lot taller though.
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
10 Jan 10
I didnt for I never had a sister till I was 21. But I had 3 boys 15 mionths apart that I would buy almost the same kinds of outfits wasnt because I couldnt find them it just seemed to be right ot do it but to they didnt look like they has on uniforms at all.
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
10 Jan 10
Oh yes they did!
• Philippines
10 Jan 10
yeah, as always especially when children becomes adults they already know what they like..
• Philippines
10 Jan 10
hi lakota, Whew, that gonna be a long wait for you before you got a sister..Anyway, dressing the children with the same outfit it would not bother them to think as they are still at a tender age and what comes with the problem of wearing the same clothes when they already know to reason out a lot of mom get a complain as they already know the differences and develop already a sense of individuality. thanks
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@AmbiePam (92787)
• United States
10 Jan 10
No, I don't recall my mom dressing me and my sister in matching outfits. It wouldn't have been odd because my sister is only two years older than I. So it would have made sense for her to do that if she had wanted to. She mainly said she could remember to keep an eye on us because I had very blonde hair and my sister had very dark hair. So if a small blonde and a small brunette weren't following her around, then she'd panic.
• Philippines
10 Jan 10
hi ambiepam, Lol.. that would be so clever indeed as your mom does not rely on the dress code matching as she more like to see her children with identifying hair as long as both of you hold hand with each other when you and sister walk around then mom surely would no longer have to worry about the two of you getting lost. As long as children obey their mom it would no longer need to have a matching outfits just following mom command everything would be alright.
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
11 Jan 10
haha =D I dun really think so!! because i'm 3 years older than my brother, and thus it's kinda difficult to find matching clothes for both of us.. hehe ^_^ PLus, we are not gals, and it's gonna be weird to see two boys dressing up in identical ways?? hehe And most of the time, i will be choosing the clothes i wanna wear, rather than my mom choosing it for me.. haha =D As such, i will tend to end up wearing the same top, over and over again, as it's my favourite.. lol =D
• Philippines
12 Jan 10
ok...that mean you already know your likes and dislikes during those period as their are sibling rivalry..you know when the other sibling see you have a new shirt or short he would ask his mom to buy new pairs maybe not of the same colors but with the same style. While some parents rarely buy their children new shirt as they just pass the shirt/clothes which the elder child have as a recycle to be wear by the youngest child. In other case, mother usually buy clothes to their children mostly in pairs or with the same brand to avoid jealousy or quarrel between sibling..though at a young age kids now days are quite bit smarter as they already know to declare their individuality so choosy and would not like to wear the same clothing style with their other sibling...
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
10 Jan 10
tHERE WERE A FEW TIMES MY MOTHER DRESSED MY SISTER & I ALIKE BUT NOT OFTEN. i HAVE A COUPLE OF PICYURES OF US DRESSED ALIKE. I never dressed my boys alike because there was 20 years difference in their ages. lol. hAVE A GOOD SUNDAY.
• Philippines
10 Jan 10
hi antiquelady, Mother really have such a strong protective instinct doing some stuffs just to let her mind out of worries for her children that they do something which may seem outrageous as they still do not trust their small children to get lost and letting the children to wear the same dress helps her in identifying her children to avoid being confused in cases one get missing. Well, when it comes to your boys with the age gap differences it is unlikely to dress up the same styles as they already have develop their own sense of individuality. Have a happy Sunday too.
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@vandana7 (100297)
• India
10 Jan 10
No I did not. I was never really particular about what I wore. :) I did like things that other wore, and a couple of times I did try them out as well. But in general, I was quite content with whatever was loaded. :) It was the nuns who felt I needed somewhat more modern clothing, and they went and bought me a few so that I could "belong" in the rest of the crowd. :) I personally never felt the difference, and my friends too didn't differentiate.
• Philippines
10 Jan 10
Hi vandana, That a good things as you prefer being simple and not too accessorized as when one is too much so focus in styling and matching of the outfits the attention one get when people look with your clothes and not comes to be interested to the person itself. You likely to be lucky as the society whee you belong does not dictate to be more fashionable as you mention in terms of modern clothing as the more importance is the inner personality of the person should be the one to be focus on rather than what the eyes see. Their is nothing pleasurable than being simple and staying happy. thanks.
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@GardenGerty (160677)
• United States
11 Jan 10
Mom would make us clothes alike. It did not happen with my little sister or my brother and I but mom would dress my older sis and I alike and sometimes herself as well. I remember when we all got shoes alike. My kids are one boy and one girl, so no, I did not really dress them alike. One year they had colorful coveralls and striped shirts, though. I kind of liked that.
@sacmom (14192)
• United States
12 Jan 10
Hi neelianoscet. Yep, I sure did. However, I think the reason why my mom did it was because some stranger had commented that my sister and I looked like twins when we were little, even though we are 2 and a half years apart. It didn't help that we were close in height during this time either. It just made us look more twinsy. LOL My sister and I had several matching outfits when we were kids, though there was at least one outfit where even though it was the same, the color was different. My mom even styled our hair the same for a while. Sheesh! LOL With my own kids, I don't purposely dress them up the same, but when the clothes are on sale, not to mention cute, I can't help sometimes but to buy my kids matching clothes. Though I don't usually have them wear these clothes at the same time if I can help it! LOL Happy mylotting!
• Philippines
13 Jan 10
I am too. When I was young, my mother likes to dress me and my sister with matching clothes, actually when my mother wear red, my father will wear red too and both of my sister too. She always want our family to wear only one color, so that we are always distinguished as a group. That is why when I don't like the clothes, I failed to open an argument and act juvenile because my mother was the one who approved what to wear in a day. Many people notice us, because even he hair style/do was the same with my sister, the people will smile and we were always look at, especially when we were inside the church.
@gr8life (6251)
• Malaysia
12 Jan 10
Hello neelianoscet, Your mom is clever*winks*. That is a good way to locate your kids when they go missing! I never think of it, really! As for me, my mother had never done that to me. I didn't wear the same color from toe to head when I was a kid. Unfortunately, I don't have a daughter; only a four year old son. I have not much choice to choose for my son though...
@May2k8 (18361)
• Indonesia
10 Jan 10
When I was a kid, I always use the same clothes with my brother, my mother said let's easy on the search. But the clothes are usually given signs that it had me or my brother. I am could not keep stay in shopping place, I walking to anywhere. And, my mother find me she thought it was me but other people wearing similar clothes. Now, if I am still have same clothes as before then I will protest.
• Philippines
10 Jan 10
hi may, That really the downsides when a mom strategy fail when the matching outfits you wear end up being wear by other children with the same stature as you. So it is going to result to confusion or unless the mother tied her children other hand and form a line while walking on the shopping aisle. Well, now you're already grown up and have a mind of your own you could decide now which clothes to wear as i think with your age you already know to go home. So mother would be less time to worry when children are all grown up compare to when their children are still young. thanks.
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@neelimaravi (1793)
• India
17 Jan 10
hi neelianoscet, how are you. yeah, i was in younger age, my mom use to busy like this, for me and for my elder sister too.. we both like twins.. in that generation everybody was wore like that only..
• Philippines
16 Jan 10
i can relate to this, i remember when i was a kid my aunt would dress me like i am always going to a party, She wants that everything from my underwear to my dress is of the same color so my shoes and socks. They sometimes let me wear a petticoat.It's so uncomfortable that if i don't follow them my aunt would pinch me. I also have a collection of satin silk chemise of different colors which i wear underneath my dress of the same color. I kept them inside a wooden box but it was rotten already when i checked it few years ago.
@kaylachan (69772)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Jan 10
When I was growing up I was never subjected to that type of thing. My school however would every so often, at least once a year, have a "twin" day where students were encouraged to ware matching outfriends with their friends. I was never that into it, so I never tried. During my last year of high school however, After falling down a flight of stairs, missing a month of school and being in and out of eaither the hospital or doctor's office, I returned in a wheelchair. Needless to say it was "twin" day and that year they were doing a class point system for prizes at the end. There was another student in a wheelchair who had the same color design I did and my english teacher, who was also my class sponsor, begged them to credit them.
@mikeyaxe (722)
• India
11 Jan 10
well i kinda used to dress in matching outfits whn i was young. my parents always used to dress me up with sumthing that always used to match my outfit..including the hats shoes etc etc...well i did love to wear it, but as i grew up, i didnt care much of how matching my clothes tend to be. well sumtimes i guess parents like to dress up their kids in matchin outfits coz kids look great in that. well im not a parent yet. but when im one i surely will dress them up in matchin but cute outfits..
• Malaysia
11 Jan 10
Hi, Well, unfortunately no. My mother never made me wear anything matching but I was really jealous seeing other kids wearing matched dresses from head to toe. Lol. Mine was pretty boring. She made me wear pants everyday, and being a girl I really wanted to feel pretty by wearing skirts sometimes. But I didn't get the opportunity to wear a skirt to school not even a day. Then when I went back to my country we had to wear uniforms and girls do wear skirts - so I was glad to be able to wear skirt again. Lol. Until now I am really fond of wearing skirts since I haven't had the opportunity to dress well during my childhood. :)
@agv0419 (3022)
• Philippines
11 Jan 10
Our mother don't dress us in matching outfits although I'm older to my sisters for 2 years but we don't share clothes or anything our. Mother always bought as different styles of clothes. Sometimes she bought us matching colors but not the same style with my sister. Some parents love to wear there kids with matching outfits I don't know why many because they want there kids to look alike with each other..
@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
11 Jan 10
yeah, i do remember as my mom see to it that i wear the same color of shirt when i am age 3 up to 5 years. old then when i already start to school. it is then i declare my individuality. i like to be different and never again to wear the same clothes.
• Philippines
11 Jan 10
lol..it drives me crazy as i hate the ideas of wearing the same outfits but i do remember my parents like to buy their children the same design so that jealousy among sibling is avoided. I love being me.lol..
@myzire72 (1154)
• Singapore
11 Jan 10
Yeah, I "suffered the same fate" as you. I have a younger brother who is 1 year my junior. When we were still kids, wherever we went, we always wore the same hey-we-are-blood-brothers attire. Our childhood photo albums are filled with photos of my brother and me in similar clothings, although the color of the shoes were different. My mum was, and still is, an authoritative figure in our lives, and since she had more fashion-sense than us kids, she expected us to comply with her taste. To make things easy for her, my mum would select an attire which she thought cute, and asked for 2, albeit one slightly bigger in size than the other. Now I have become a parent myself. The elder being a girl and the younger being a boy. Of course, I can't be letting both of them wear the same attire. Moreover they have their own idols from the animation series - Ben 10 and Wingz Club, and they would want to dress themselves up like their idols. Even if I have 2 sons or 2 daughters, I would most probably let them choose the attire which bears the superhero or pretty princess they idolize so much, and let them realize their childhood fantasies.