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How do you dress your twins?

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coochybottom · 08/10/2008 08:34

I have id boys and like to dress them in the same things but different colours. Before I had them I thought I might dress them the same but would never do that now. I once spoke to a woman at my local twins club who had to look at her daughters knickers to be sure who was who! I find it easier if they have different colours on to know at a glance whos who. This is also useful when they are about to run into the road and I know which name to shout!! When they started school I had to focus more on their face as they were dressed the same but have got more used to it now. Interested to know what others do?

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ChopsTheDuck · 08/10/2008 08:48

I still shout the wrong name no matter what they are wearing and mine aren't even identical. dt2 turned round to correct me very condesccendingly a few days ago, and his twin who I was actually trying to rebuke was in fits of laughter.

Sometimes alike, more often that not they are dressed differently now. Often same jeans or bottoms though. It's jsut a case of what is easier. If I spot something cheap in a sale I might buy two, I'm not bothered if they are dressed alike or differently.

Having to check knickers is a bit absurd!

Neeerly3 · 08/10/2008 11:27

I have NEVER dressed mine in matching, but I am a fan of similar outfits in diff colours as chops knows! (we often banter about this, less so now our DT's are older, she has seen the light, thank god)

My fav shop is primark as they always have LOADS of outfits in diff colours so i find a jumper I like then next row along is same jumper in diff colour. Mine are also non-id, but often the wrong name comes out when shouting as it's just habit to shout one name more than the other, as one boy is naughtier than the other.

My DT's also dress themselves, and would rather got to nursery naked than in matching clothes, so it's not down to me anymore!

A friend of mine had ID girls (now 10), and she always dressed them the same but could tell them apart really easily - but if she had anyone else look after them, she would paint one toenail on one twin to tell em apart!

MarsLady · 08/10/2008 11:44

differently. Strangely though I seem to dress them in matching colours. I think it's the whole "ooh that's red can't wear orange with red" type of thing. And before yous say... ah but yours are g/b twins, you'll be amazed how much matching stuff there is out there ewwwww....

Neenztwinz · 08/10/2008 12:01

In whatever's easiest!

(How long can they stay in babygros for before it becomes embarrassing?)

snorris · 08/10/2008 12:07

Whatever happens to be clean at the time!!
I always vowed never to dress mine the same. Only very occasionally they might wear the same outfit but then I still try to get different colours and do their hair differently. They are quite happy to have non-matching clothes but I still call them by the wrong name at times . Mind you my mum used to do that to us (one of 4) and I have 2 brothers! .

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coochybottom · 08/10/2008 12:30

I am finding it harder as they get older to find stuff same style,different colour. A couple of times my hubby has put them in the wrong clothes and it has thrown me for the rest of the day. Also as they get older they have similar taste and so can be disagreements as to who has which top. I have had to get them the same trainers for this reason and put their name in them so they know which are theirs. I really enjoy choosing their clothes, it can be a bit of a challenge having to find 2 things, same size.

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Leoloopydoo · 08/10/2008 12:53

I also prefer to do same thing different colours, because then if its warm/cold I don't have to think about what each of them is wearing and decide separately if they are too warm/cold. I also hate mixing them up which I can do if I can't see their faces clearly. I also don't like the idea of dressing them identically because it seems to be impossible for other people to tell them apart. If I dress the dts the same (as I did for a special occassion), then I like to be really naff and dress ds1 the same as well ! Would be funny to dress non-id b/g twins or very, very different same sex twins identically though.

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coochybottom · 08/10/2008 12:58

My boys wore the same T shirt which they had to have for a school drama thing to a tennis course. They messed about a bit at the beginning as they loved the idea that the coach didnt know who was who.

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Leoloopydoo · 08/10/2008 13:04

How old are they CB? i can imagine it must be really funny for them !
Mine are 19 months though and at the moment I am a little concerned that they are confused what their names are. I am convinced that the childminder has switched them IYKWIM and beat myself up everytime I call them the wrong name!

idobelieveinghosts · 08/10/2008 13:11

With my boy/boy twins i dressed them the same when they were little..or same outfit different colours.

It helped that they were dressed the same at public places...you know play areas etc..you always spot the 2 children wearing the same things a mile off

When my boy/girl twins were little they would have the same colour outfits...obviously not pink/pink though.

hattyyellow · 08/10/2008 13:16

I dress mine (id girls) as differently as possible. Always have done to try and ensure they are viewed as different people. I don't think it's any different than buying different clothes for two children of different ages. When they choose their own clothes they are always very different as well.

The only thing they have which is the same in different colours tends to be winter coats - as it's so hard to find two equally nice winter coats in similar weights.

I do buy the same thing in different colours, especially multipacks but make sure they are not both wearing it at the same time.

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coochybottom · 08/10/2008 13:33

Leo my boys will be 6 at the end of this month. When they were young they used to think that their reflection was their twin!
Hatty I agree with keeping them individual. I know how I feel if I go some where and see someone else wearing the same thing![embarassed]Also I feel it is nice for them to know what actually belongs to them. It can be hard,thou to find 2 things you like in the same size etc.
I would love to be a fly on the wall at school to see how the teacher gets on telling them apart. They are always being called the wrong name by their peers but they dont seem to mind. Used to it, I suppose!

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Leoloopydoo · 08/10/2008 13:57

Idobelieveinghosts - agree that its easier to spot them in busy places if they wear the same things. DD1 always wears a red baseball cap so is easy to spot, should do the same with the dts.

CB, how sweet! I have wondered what they think when they see themselves in the mirror !

Neeerly3 · 08/10/2008 14:51

would point out my two don't have their own clothes (they have their own shoes but they are different sizes), all their clothes are in one set of drawers and it is a free-for-all every morning. But they have their own tastes and generally don't argue about what to wear.

The thought in my back of my mind about dressing the same (especially non-id's) is that it looks like I am making s statement "look I've got twins", which I don't want to do, so i avoid it like the plague. However they have matching bikes now, so I am still making that statement when we go to to the park!

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coochybottom · 08/10/2008 15:42

How old are your twins Neeerly3? I agree about the drawing attention to yourself thing. Thats a side to having twins I havent really enjoyed as I am quite shy. As they can be quite loud also I am always saying,"please can we go somewhere without anybody noticing!".Some people probably enjoy the attention thou and dont mind.

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glamourbadger · 08/10/2008 21:30

differently. With IDs it does look very cute to dress them the same but it is confusing for everyone.

TBH from the child's perspective I don't think it matters until they start noticing what they wear. Mine are 2 and a half and now very definite about which clothes that are theirs. I think it's important that they can identify their own coats and shoes at playgroup.

I run my local twins group and there are a couple of mums who dress theirs the same. I wonder how you could manage to get the same clothes clean and ready at the same time!

kateri · 09/10/2008 00:47

Oh god, whatever's clean!

If I'm really making an effort, I try and ensure they don't clash with each other!

alphadaydreamer · 03/11/2008 21:28

My identical Boys are completely opposed to wearing similar clothes and have very different styles of dress and definite 'own' clothes. What happens next year when they go to secondary school and have to dress identically in a uniform?

aprilgirl1 · 07/11/2008 23:02

im a new twins mum 2 id boys and im loving dressing them the same... they both will have there own id im sure and as soon as they dont wanna dress the same they can wear what they want! i love seeing them both lovely and cute dressed the same... i hear about people objecting to this all the time but most twins i see and groups i go to all dress them the same or different colour..... i have even dressed me 2 year old in same t shirt and they looked like little bobby dazzlers nd made me so proud!!twins are just great aint they i cant imagine life with just one baby!!

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