Like Mother, Like Daughter
In my latest issue of Cookie, I saw an article called "Separated at Birth," which featured mother-daughter dresses in matching hues and styles. I was thrilled to see this featured in a style-conscious magazine, because I've always thought that matching my babies, my own guilty pleasure, was a major fashion faux pas. Not that it's stopped me from doing it. I know, I know. Most of the time, cookie cutter outfits are beyond cheesy, and I've had quite a few unsuccessful expirements myself. But I do believe, as evidenced in the Cookie article, that it's possible to do it tastefully. Here's my take on the pros and pitfalls of dressing like your daughter:
1. Don't Sacrifice Your Style: Wearing something that you'd never otherwise consider just to match your child is a mistake, as I learned in several, ill-fated Hanna Andersson expirements. On more than one occasion, I've chosen outfits solely based on the fact that they came sized for me and my babies, and never wanted to wear them. They made me feel like cheesy matchy-mom, not cool Euro-mom, as I'd expected.
2. Don't be too matchy-matchy: One of my the few times I've pulled off a mother/daughter look successfully was last Christmas, when the whole family donned Burberry. Lola wore an adorable jumper, Eva a top and and bloomers, I wore a polo style dress with just a touch of the plaid on the button placket, and my husband wore a Burberry sweater that was striped and not plaid at all. We all looked good, and we all looked like ourselves, wearing clothes we actually liked. One year I found a strapless brown cotton gauze dress that was the same material as one of Lola's litle dresses, and it worked, because I loved my dress. Match colors, or patterns, or something, but not head to toe looks. Maybe you could both wear yellow tops, and your daughter could pair hers with a white skort while you wear white wide-leg pants.
3. Take a picture. If you do manage to pull off matching looks, document it. After all, she won't want to look just like mommy forever!
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1. Don't Sacrifice Your Style: Wearing something that you'd never otherwise consider just to match your child is a mistake, as I learned in several, ill-fated Hanna Andersson expirements. On more than one occasion, I've chosen outfits solely based on the fact that they came sized for me and my babies, and never wanted to wear them. They made me feel like cheesy matchy-mom, not cool Euro-mom, as I'd expected.
2. Don't be too matchy-matchy: One of my the few times I've pulled off a mother/daughter look successfully was last Christmas, when the whole family donned Burberry. Lola wore an adorable jumper, Eva a top and and bloomers, I wore a polo style dress with just a touch of the plaid on the button placket, and my husband wore a Burberry sweater that was striped and not plaid at all. We all looked good, and we all looked like ourselves, wearing clothes we actually liked. One year I found a strapless brown cotton gauze dress that was the same material as one of Lola's litle dresses, and it worked, because I loved my dress. Match colors, or patterns, or something, but not head to toe looks. Maybe you could both wear yellow tops, and your daughter could pair hers with a white skort while you wear white wide-leg pants.
3. Take a picture. If you do manage to pull off matching looks, document it. After all, she won't want to look just like mommy forever!
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