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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhen you were young, did you get a new outfit for Easter---dress, hat, gloves, shoes for girls, boys-suits, shirts ties
and shoes for guys. Worst part was you wore them all day.
yankee87
(2,175 posts)Got one every year.
debm55
(25,368 posts)Having a spring coat,
yankee87
(2,175 posts)God forbid you got these uncomfortable clothes damaged.
debm55
(25,368 posts)flor-de-jasmim
(2,125 posts)debm55
(25,368 posts)homegirl
(1,434 posts)during WW2 rationing. Sometimes it was my older cousins hand me down coat, but always a new hat and shoes. And a chocolate Easter Rabbit.When we moved I remember my younger sister insisting on carrying her Easter basket and her Snow White doll to our new home.
debm55
(25,368 posts)new outfits and spring and summer shoes.
yellowdogintexas
(22,270 posts)which scratched at the waist, those god awful "hats" that clamped on like a headband, new black patent Mary Janes, little white gloves and white anklets with lace around the cuff. Of course we had little straw purses too. We did NOT wear them all day though - we were out of them in a flash the minute we got home. (unless we were going somewhere for a big family lunch which we seldom did)
Why did everything we wore back then scratch? I was so happy when my mom discovered Pima cotton!!! When we were older our Easter outfits were much more normal. We lived in Kentucky where spring weather is very erratic; one year we had snow flurries. I think that was the year I had a pale yellow suit with white shoes.
debm55
(25,368 posts)Timeflyer
(2,002 posts)under those damned stiff dresses. In all our dressed up family pictures sister and I look ready to cry or start slugging each other.
debm55
(25,368 posts)socks.
Lunabell
(6,105 posts)Circa 1966 photo of Easter Sunday, Huntsville, AL. My dad, two sisters and me. The little one in the middle is me.
debm55
(25,368 posts)Lunabell
(6,105 posts)I love my oldest sister's purse. So grown up. And my middle sister has a bag and is holding her white gloves.
debm55
(25,368 posts)sister' s purse.
LakeArenal
(28,845 posts)debm55
(25,368 posts)LakeArenal
(28,845 posts)The one my mom would spit on to wipe my chocolate cheek.
My mom made the best Easter baskets as well. Always hid them for us to find. Cellophane paper and the whole works.
debm55
(25,368 posts)LakeArenal
(28,845 posts)3catwoman3
(24,046 posts)This would have been 1961, or so, and I can still remember what the dress looked like. Lavender with white pin dots; sleeveless; full-skirted. There was a hat, with a thin elastic band to keep it on.
Probably white anklets. I never liked ankle sox, even as a little girl.
There may have been one other season. My parents were Depression era kids, and didnt like spending money on things with limited use, like special occasion clothes.
debm55
(25,368 posts)10 Turtle Day
(74 posts)The elastic dug into into my chin skin.
debm55
(25,368 posts)day affair. I agree with the thin elastic band. It hurt.
3catwoman3
(24,046 posts)of my head instead of under my chin.
Phoenix61
(17,019 posts)Funny how those socks came back for women in the 70s.
debm55
(25,368 posts)woodsprite
(11,924 posts)Socks and gloves with lace edges, a dress with crinoline petticoats (at least until I was around 6 or 7). After that mom let me ditch the fluffy petticoats!
debm55
(25,368 posts)My mom was a dress horse and one year I wore a skirt with matching cape lined in taffeta! Fancy lace-trimmed socks. And, of course, a hat to be worn in church. I had a great mom. I am lucky. Happy Easter, mom .
debm55
(25,368 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)Same material - different styles. And new purple ribbons for our plaits.😀
debm55
(25,368 posts)springy. Love how your dresses were in different styles.
SallyHemmings
(1,822 posts)It was a mission to find the perfect outfit.
debm55
(25,368 posts)stopdiggin
(11,367 posts)(first three in line were boys - probably made a difference?) I do remember little clip on ties - but that was more the general rule/convention that you 'dressed' to go to church ("What, you plan on showing up in your GD work boots and overalls?!" "Why the hell bother ..!".) - and I don't recall that Easter was singled out for special gear.
But then again - boys - and clothes didn't really clock real high on the radar of importance - or notice. Now perhaps a new pair of tennis shoes ..!
In fact - pretty sure Easter was much more about fun (and whatever chocolate we could squeeze out of the event) - Easter baskets and hidden treats (that Easter bunny was a heck of a good hider!) - and pretty light on the church and religion in our household. And that probably starts us off in the direction of another discussion ...
debm55
(25,368 posts)all day food feast at both grandmother's houses. so we stayed dressed.
Deuxcents
(16,332 posts)And we got shoes at Easter and Christmas. My mom made her own dresses..sometimes without a pattern, she was that good. I cant even replace a button that wont look distressed
debm55
(25,368 posts)shoes covered Fall and Winter, Easter shoes covered Spring and summer. My play shoes were Ke ds, That is all the shoes I had for the year.
NorthCountryLib
(13 posts)So I had the dress, coat, hat and white patent leather shoes. Oh, and some years I was lucky enough to have white gloves and a pocketbook! I remember my white patent leather pocketbook with a big daisy on it! LOL!! I loved dressing up when I was young!
debm55
(25,368 posts)CrispyQ
(36,518 posts)Some years my mom would buy my dress & others she'd make them. My fave was a lilac floral dress that she made that almost floated the fabric was so light. I was about 14 that year.
debm55
(25,368 posts)Trueblue Texan
(2,440 posts)debm55
(25,368 posts)Ocelot II
(115,854 posts)Here we are - Mom, Dad, me and my brothers. I was about 15 and clearly sick of the whole thing. Brothers and Dad looked like they'd rather be somewhere else, but Mom enjoyed looking elegant, as she always did.
LakeArenal
(28,845 posts)The stretchy head band too. I had all the colors!!!
3catwoman3
(24,046 posts)Your mom had it together
.
debm55
(25,368 posts)FalloutShelter
(11,878 posts)Hats and gloves, new spring coat. My mom was the queen of the Simplicity pattern, and so, she made my coat every year and I rocked some wild colors:
Lavender, lime green, pepto pink, lemon yellow
Good times.
debm55
(25,368 posts)Attilatheblond
(2,202 posts)Nobody else in the family of 4 kids had to 'dress up'. Annoyed the daylights out of me that Mom did this to me.
debm55
(25,368 posts)Attilatheblond
(2,202 posts)debm55
(25,368 posts)Attilatheblond
(2,202 posts)I was the 'quiet one'. Mom found out a few years later 'It's the quiet ones ya gotta worry about.'
debm55
(25,368 posts)LakeArenal
(28,845 posts)My school always had us make Easter bonnets. Fake flowers and ribbons on a straw hat. A bonnet no mother would let go to church.
debm55
(25,368 posts)FloridaBlues
(4,008 posts)Than after dinner the family walked the board walk in Asbury Park NJ to show off new Easter hats. Along with many women in our area.
debm55
(25,368 posts)kimbutgar
(21,192 posts)I wore a uniform to school, so getting a new outfit to wear Easter Sunday was a big deal.
debm55
(25,368 posts)Tree Lady
(11,494 posts)From hat, gloves, shoes dress. I think it was more for my mom than me.
I just finished Easter brunch let my hubby make pancakes with real syrup, strawberries, black berries, blueberries, bacon , chopped pecans, drizzled Nutella and fresh tangerine juice with brut champagne mimosas.
debm55
(25,368 posts)Tree Lady
(11,494 posts)A team. I cut up fruit, made the drinks, chopped nuts, set table and got syrup, Nutella ready. He cooked pancakes and bacon. He loves it and makes 2-3 times a week. It's rare for me. I would be a blimp. He is skinny no matter what he eats.
debm55
(25,368 posts)Bayard
(22,149 posts)New frilly dress, little hat with fake flowers, white gloves, and white patent leather shoes. Same for my 2 older sisters. We were styling!
Except one year, they put the little kids in the choir, with heavy robes on over our Easter finery. The old Baptist church was not air conditioned, and it was really hot. I passed out cold about halfway through the service. The preacher pulled me out from under the half drapes by my feet, and my Dad was embarrassed to have to go down to the front, pick me up, and carry me out.
Ahh, good times!
debm55
(25,368 posts)Bayard
(22,149 posts)debm55
(25,368 posts)Conjuay
(1,400 posts)Dress a kid in a Wool suit, a very itchy wool suit. If Robert Hall's still existed, boy, would they be getting a stern note!
haele
(12,676 posts)Easter was when we got our spring and summer clothes (and shoes) for the year, mainly because of all the sales that were going on at the time, and my folks saved Christmas money for the before Easter sales shopping trip to "Monkey-Wards" or the Penneys Bargain bin. The clothes may have been a season out of date, but living in mostly Southern California coastal meant the stores tended to carry the same weight clothes for winter or summer, so seasons wouldn't really matter.
The one really good clothes set we got was what we wore for "visiting" or Sunday School.
But Mom and Dad always believed in comfort and wear being the first consideration. So the Easter clothes weren't really that special.
Haele
debm55
(25,368 posts)clothing--Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer. Easter clother marked the day of ligher weight and lighter colored clothing.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,482 posts)I hated shopping for clothes.
Ever hide in the middle of a round rack while mom went looking at a few dozen different options and hear your name yelled?
debm55
(25,368 posts)discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,482 posts)I prefer sleeping or maybe watching a movie.
haele
(12,676 posts)I might have also, but my memory has slipped from clarity of age 4/5 to clarity of 15/16, so I'm not quite sure if I may have done so.
Haele
debm55
(25,368 posts)front of everyone.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,482 posts)Makes the rough and muddy look a bit more pleasant.
debm55
(25,368 posts)LoisB
(7,231 posts)debm55
(25,368 posts)Chainfire
(17,641 posts)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.
debm55
(25,368 posts)we were having to visit Both sets of grandparents.
Mr.Bill
(24,321 posts)we all went to a big building to compare clothing.
debm55
(25,368 posts)Last edited Mon Apr 1, 2024, 04:39 PM - Edit history (1)
A white hat and shoes.
Panty hose and a wide floral skirt with a white top dress and white gloves .
My brother in his plaid jacket , tie and shorts and My baby sister in a ruffly polka dot dress.
1967.
Ages 9 me..5 ..him and 1 sister.
Wicked Blue
(5,851 posts)I mostly wore hand-me-downs.
debm55
(25,368 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,399 posts)decked out in a nice suit along with a tie , very handsome .
debm55
(25,368 posts)Hikerchick57
(118 posts)gloves with flowers lol
debm55
(25,368 posts)My parents were big on sportcoats for me, so they could buy 2 pair of pants (different colors) and make 2 outfits put of 1 jacket.
I probably didn't get my first full suit until around 12 years old.
But, new dress clothes & shoes every Easter. Had to wear dress shoes for school (plus the uniform, black psnts, white shirt, red tie, black sweater) so got a lot of use out of them.