Judging by clothing and pattern catalogues of the era, there was a brief fad in the 1950s for dressing mothers and their young daughters in matching costumes. Clearly the idea was that these little girls were their mothers in miniature. However, given that these same little girls were baby boomers, many of them would
not be following in Mommy's footsteps once they grew up.
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| Simplicity Pattern Book, Vacation 1950 |
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| Spiegel Anniversary Book, 1950 |
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| Simplicity Pattern Book, Summer 1950 |
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| Advertisement for Avondale fabrics, 1951 |
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| Spiegel Anniversary sale, 1955 |
I don't know how many of these outfits were made or bought, or how often mothers and daughters wore them together if they
were bought or made. However the images are sweet, even if (possibly) unrealistic!
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