To dress young daughters the same

[Theorangeorange]

I have two young daughters (2 & 4) and I love dressing them in matching clothes - for reference they both love it too and get excited when they have the same on. I would stop when they don't enjoy it of course.

It's not every day, but for occasions they'll usually have the same on, perhaps in a different colour but matching.

I haven't ever given it a second thought until someone asked me whether I was concerned about them "not developing their own individuality" I wasn't!! Though I'm interested to hear thoughts......

[UnderMajorDomoMinor]

I really dislike it for reasons I can’t 100% put my finger on. I think it’s naff and cringe and a bit like treating kids like dress up dollies. I also wonder why as buying double seems a waste (when the little one could have a waredrob of mainly hand-me-downs).

My kids picked their clothes from c. 18 months. They like it cause you want them to like it.

But none of that is bad or a reason to stop so if you wanna do it then crack on!

[KipperTheFrog]

Each to their own, but I don't (and wont) do this with my DD's. If I see something cute I think about who to buy it for, I don't just buy 2 and put them both in it.
Mind you, DD2 wears all DD1 handmedowns so I guess you could say I dress them the same, but not at the same time!

[OneForTheRoadThen]

It's really weird. Why would you do this?

[anniehm]

I would buy the same style in different colours or different but coordinating styles. Mum still does it and they are adults !!!

[Kedgeree]

I think this was more normal in the 60s when I grew up. Certainly on special occasions DSis and I would be dressed alike (18 month age gap). I have lots of formal-ish family photographs where we are wearing the same dress. My mother used to make some of our clothes and would often make the same dress in the same fabric but different colours for each of us. I don't think people thought it was particularly "twee" or a thing, they just did it.

[Kedgeree]

And I don't remember having any strong feelings about it. It probably went on until we left primary school.

[BoomBoomsCousin]

If they are OK with it then it’s fine. But I would make sure they have plenty of time when they aren’t dressed the same too. So they don’t grow up thinking of it as the way things should be, but as an option they can do, IYSWIM.

[coffeeandbiscuittime]

Another one who's mother did this. Both my sister and I hated it!! I was always in red , my sister in blue. Matching outfits , on occasion older sister also had to dress the same.
For this reason I never did it with my girls, regardless of how 'cute' it looks!
Always struck me that maybe my mum wanted twins ( we were only a year apart).

[BoudicasBoudoir]

I don’t think it’s naff. My Mum is pretty old-school posh, and often used to dress my sister and me in the same outfits, specially for formal occasions. We didn’t mind. It was just the way it was.
What I minded more was that those clothes were never frilly or what I considered pretty. Very plain, usually navy blue. Not a hint of dolly in our house!

[NunoGoncalves]

Me and my sister did it out of choice when we were about 5/6/7/8. We used to love it!

[Cheeeeislifenow]

Some rather nasty words being thrown about..just because. People do things differently to you doesn't it make it naff, cringe or embarrassing.
Op if your daughters like it and you like it, no issues at all. Obviously if one asks to stop you stop.

[NotTheMrMenAgain]

I know someone who does this with her girls and it always make me cringe internally. Can't quite say why I dislike it so much......but they're your kids, so crack on if you're all happy.

[Parsley65]

The only thing I would say is that if I was looking at them in identical outfits I would look at their clothes. If they weren't dressed the same I would look at their faces.

[moomin4071]

I think it's tacky. Sorry

[Marmite27]

I tend to buy the 3 packs of tops and leggings that coordinate and they both wear a mixture from those at the same time. So more of a theme than identical.

Only time they’ve had the same was a Christmas top and a music group top. I deliberately put them in different bottoms when wearing those.

[Myimaginarycathasfleas]

I absolutely hated it but I was the older sister. Younger sisters probably feel differently.

My mother and her younger sister were also dressed the same. Blame the Queen Mother, she started it.

[Thesearmsofmine]

For a wedding or something it’s fine. Otherwise I think it’s a bit naff. I have three boys and they all have their own style and never wear the same,

[TinyTear]

my girls are 4 and 7, they have some dresses that are the same.
some days they decide to wear them at the same time, some days they don't.

They choose!
They have been choosing their clothes since they were 2/3 as long as it's weather appropriate i don't care - today one was wearing a christmas cardigan

[MyShinyWhiteTeeth]

I hated it and was teased by other children about wearing the same cutesy outfits as my baby sister. I think it is worse for the older child.

I did have one favourite jumper and was completely devastated when I could no longer wear it but my sister got to wear hers then mine. I hated not having the jumper not the fact we were not matching but my mum seemed to think I was upset we were no longer matching.

I think I was 14 when she stopped trying to match our clothes. We still get the same Christmas presents most years.

[HoHoHolyCow]

My two sons (9 and 6) will sometimes choose the same tshirt and then choose to wear them on the same day. They have similar interests and like to match! I just leave them to it!

[FanFckingTastic]

I used to dress my kids in the same outfit / same colours when they were younger. I confess that I did quite like the way that it looked but it was also for more for practical reasons - if the clothes were all the same colour they could all be washed together. Win-win for me as I had 3 kids under 4 years old so we got through plenty of washing.

Funnily enough my boys (11 and 9 now) still like wearing the same outfit from time to time. They say that they like looking like a 'team'. I don't see anything wrong with it as long as your kids are happy.

[Whoops75]

Really dislike it especially on twins.

[CraftyGin]

I dressed my 3 DDs the same - maybe 3 or 4 outfits, not all of their clothes.

Same with my sons.

Shoot me.

[Mumsymumphy]

Can't believe some of the responses on here! "Naff/weird/twee" ????
Do you know what I'd think if I saw 2 siblings dressed the same? Absolutely nothing!
Me & my sister were sometimes dressed the same when younger, I never gave it a second thought.

[Motherofcreek]

I just go with the flow!

If they like the same outfit I'm not bothered. If they want to dress the same it doesn't bother me. Some times I think they look cute other times they can look like chuckybride or those scary twins out of The shining

One of them dresses as a red PJ mask most days.

I can't force my two year old to wear anything she doesn't like - Shes feisty!

This issue really doesn't bother me - it's kids drowning in expensive named designer gear that makes me cringe but each to their own ..