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82. We did that up until I was about 10 years old.

Sun Mar 31, 2024, 06:00 PM

Mar 2024

What I remember the most was getting home from church to get out of those clothes as soon as possible. By Easter it was barefoot time down here.

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When you were young, did you get a new outfit for Easter---dress, hat, gloves, shoes for girls, boys-suits, shirts ties [View all] debm55 Mar 2024 OP

Every year yankee87 Mar 2024 #1

Thank you yankee87, I hated those frilly dresses. the slips under them scratche. shoes were slippery. I even remember debm55 Mar 2024 #3

Ripped or torn yankee87 Mar 2024 #4

Agree. TY yankees87 debm55 Mar 2024 #42

You and me both!!! And hats! flor-de-jasmim Mar 2024 #56

TY flor-de-jasmin. Once a regular slip and Panty hose could be worn it was okay. debm55 Mar 2024 #60

Always, even homegirl Mar 2024 #54

Ty homegirl for the sweet story. I generally wore hand me downs and my mother sowed , But Christmas and Easter were for debm55 Mar 2024 #61

of course we did. This was in the 1950s so we got these weird stiff nylon dresses yellowdogintexas Mar 2024 #2

Thank you yellowdogintexas. We always visted my grandmother for lunch/dinner and the clothes stayed on. debm55 Mar 2024 #5

Bringing back unpleasant memories of scratchy nylon and something else (barbed wire?) petticoats Timeflyer Mar 2024 #48

Ty Timeflyer. Yes they did scratch. I didn't like it either as it was right against our skin as we wore short white debm55 Mar 2024 #51

Oh, yes! Lunabell Mar 2024 #6

Thank you Lunabell, You and your family are dressed in all your Easter best, I noticed the little white socks with lace. debm55 Mar 2024 #9

And Mary Janes. Lunabell Mar 2024 #13

Yes, the MaryJanes. We took them on the sidewalk and rubbed the bottom on the cement so we wouldn't slip. Love your debm55 Mar 2024 #14

Always a little purse! 💜🩷💚🐣🐰 LakeArenal Mar 2024 #35

TY :LakeArenal. Yes, the little purse for Kleenex and some coins.(and my troll doll) debm55 Mar 2024 #43

Mine hand the ironed lace trim hankie. LakeArenal Mar 2024 #47

TY LakeArenal. you were lucky. I just had one of those little packs of Kleenex. We just had baskets --no cellophane. debm55 Mar 2024 #52

I still love those hankies I see at Goodwill. LakeArenal Mar 2024 #62

Once that I can remember for sure, around age 10. 3catwoman3 Mar 2024 #7

Thank you 3catwoman3, your outfit sounds very much like mine. Still remember the elastic on the hat. debm55 Mar 2024 #11

I hated the hats with the thin elastic band! 10 Turtle Day Mar 2024 #12

Ty, 10 Turtle Day. the hat and the gloves were the only things that came off at my grandmother's house. It was an all debm55 Mar 2024 #15

My mom would put the elastic band around the back... 3catwoman3 Mar 2024 #38

Yep! I loved my frilly dress and hat. Phoenix61 Mar 2024 #8

Thank you Phoenix61. Yes the socks did make a come back I liked the socks. debm55 Mar 2024 #18

Yup! Squeaky white patent leather shoes, woodsprite Mar 2024 #10

Thank you woodsprite. The crinoline slips were scratchy.. I did like my spring purse. debm55 Mar 2024 #16

Yes. MOMFUDSKI Mar 2024 #17

TY, MOMFUDSKI, your outfit sounds beautiful and classy. debm55 Mar 2024 #19

New lilac dresses for all the girls malaise Mar 2024 #20

Ty malaise. That sounds beautiful. I love the colors lilac and lavender for dresses. The purple ribbons make it sound so debm55 Mar 2024 #24

Every year! SallyHemmings Mar 2024 #21

I had a Lavender print dress with a lavender coat. loved it Yes, it was a mission as we got a little older. Ty, debm55 Mar 2024 #25

mostly no. stopdiggin Mar 2024 #22

Ty stopdiggin. I remember the clip on ties.We generally got fancy outfits for Christmas and Easter. After Mass it was an debm55 Mar 2024 #28

My mom made our dresses..same style but different colors Deuxcents Mar 2024 #23

Ty you Deuxcents. Your mom is/was very talented. Shoes we got were school shoes, church shoes, and play shoes.Church debm55 Mar 2024 #31

I was 8 in 1970 NorthCountryLib Mar 2024 #26

TY, NorthCountryLib, I liked my outfits too. Christmas and Easter were the only time we wore something special. debm55 Mar 2024 #33

Every year. Hats went away when I was about seven. CrispyQ Mar 2024 #27

Thank you CrispyQ, That sounds Beautiful. debm55 Mar 2024 #44

not even once. nt Trueblue Texan Mar 2024 #29

Thank you Trueblue Texan. debm55 Mar 2024 #45

Sure did, and it continued into the '60s. Ocelot II Mar 2024 #30

Your Dad is pretty dapper as well. LakeArenal Mar 2024 #37

Elegant indeed! 3catwoman3 Mar 2024 #39

Thank you Ocelot 11 Your family is very classy. You are your mom are beautiful. debm55 Mar 2024 #46

Most definitely. FalloutShelter Mar 2024 #32

Ty FalloutShelter. We used the Simplicity patterns here too. Your coats sound wonderful. debm55 Mar 2024 #49

A couple of years, yes. And I HATED it. Attilatheblond Mar 2024 #34

Ty Attilatheblond. Were the other boys? debm55 Mar 2024 #50

2 brothers and one sister Attilatheblond Mar 2024 #59

TY, I wonder why she didn;t dress you other sister up? debm55 Mar 2024 #64

Sister was 10 years older than I am and one stubborn individual Attilatheblond Mar 2024 #70

Ty AttilatheBlond. Thank you for anwering my question. You are very kind. debm55 Mar 2024 #73

For years I also had a starched white pinafore. LakeArenal Mar 2024 #36

That is so funny. Ty LakeArenal. debm55 Mar 2024 #55

Always got a new dress with all the fixings! FloridaBlues Mar 2024 #40

TY FloridaBlues. That sounds fun. I bet it was. debm55 Mar 2024 #65

Yes I got a new dress and shoes kimbutgar Mar 2024 #41

I bet it was. TY kimbutgar. debm55 Mar 2024 #66

Yep the whole thing Tree Lady Mar 2024 #53

Ty Tree Lady. Your husband sounds like a catch. debm55 Mar 2024 #69

lol he is. We work together Tree Lady Mar 2024 #83

TY Tree Lady. debm55 Mar 2024 #85

Absolutely! Bayard Mar 2024 #57

I am so sorry for you Bayard. debm55 Mar 2024 #74

Oh, we laughed about it years later Bayard Mar 2024 #81

Ty Bayard That's good. debm55 Mar 2024 #86

Yeah, what fun. Conjuay Mar 2024 #58

Agree, debm55 Mar 2024 #89

My mom basically got us clothes we could wear later on. haele Mar 2024 #63

Thank you haele. Since I lived in western PA the clothing had different weight and colors. We generally had two sets of debm55 Mar 2024 #68

Yes. There's an uncomfortable memory. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2024 #67

TY discntnt_irny_srcsm. I liked going shopping. I have seen other kids (my brother) hide and my mother yelling his name debm55 Mar 2024 #71

My wife does some theraputic shopping sometimes. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2024 #76

My little brother used to do that. And he was on leads half the time... haele Mar 2024 #72

Ty, haele. I would have done it too , just to see what it was like. but didn't.Didn't want the wrath of my mother in debm55 Mar 2024 #75

Memory is like snow. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2024 #77

Thank you. debm55 Mar 2024 #78

Yes. Not always store bought though. LoisB Mar 2024 #79

TY LoisB. Sometimes the best things come from the heart debm55 Mar 2024 #80

We did that up until I was about 10 years old. Chainfire Mar 2024 #82

You are lucky. There were years we didn't go to mass because of ice storms and snow. We stayed in our clothes all day as debm55 Mar 2024 #84

Yes. And then, as George Carlin used to say, Mr.Bill Mar 2024 #87

Agree. Carlin knew what he was talking about. And that was every Sunday not just Easter. debm55 Mar 2024 #88

Yup MFM008 Apr 2024 #90

Parents couldn't afford it Wicked Blue Apr 2024 #91

Wicked Blue. but they gave you love which to a child is important. debm55 Apr 2024 #94

yesterday when i was in churh, i saw a small young man in da da dadyos arms and was all AllaN01Bear Apr 2024 #92

TY AllaN01Bear , they are cute when they are young and decked out. debm55 Apr 2024 #93

Oh yes, but this year a winter beanie with flowers, boiled wool handbag with flowers, and wool fingerless Hikerchick57 Apr 2024 #95

TY Hickerchick57 debm55 Apr 2024 #97

Yes ProfessorGAC Apr 2024 #96

Thank you ProfessorGAC, That's we did with my son also. It made it seem like he had more clothing then he had. debm55 Apr 2024 #98