Matching outfits?
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Topic: Matching outfits?
Posted By: lisa85
Subject: Matching outfits?
Date Posted: 11 October 2010 at 10:40am
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Ok so I have to ask who here is guilty of matching outfits? I'll be the first to put my hand up lol I'm terrible for it! I actually don't like doing it but because they are identical in looks I find they suit the same types of clothes and colours so when shopping I actually find it easier to just buy two of one outfit. Plus I feel guilty if I buy two different outfits and one girls looks cuter than the other. -------------  
TTC #3 since Jan 2010 - PCOS MC April 2010 |
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Posted By: linda
Date Posted: 11 October 2010 at 11:13am
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I love dressing them in matching outfits and mine aren't identical although when I do dress them the same they look identical. I never thought I'd do it but can't help myself....it looks so cute! Plus I like confusing everyone ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Alex 6 and Harry 8 |
Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 11 October 2010 at 12:16pm
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I either dress the same or coordinate them for 4 reasons:
- My mum did it to me and my twin - No fights over who gets to wear what - If they are given the choice they tend to want to dress the the same anyway. - If they aren't coordinated I get asked if they're both mine 
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Posted By: Danda08
Date Posted: 11 October 2010 at 3:53pm
I never thought I would do it either but if I dress them differently I feel like I've favoured one by giving them the better outfit - silly I know. And they do look cute dressed the same
At best i try for the same outfit in different colours. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: bext1
Date Posted: 11 October 2010 at 9:41pm
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nope, only have done this a handful of times, normally our boys are in completely different clothing, or maybe they will have same shorts, but totally different shirts.
They are at the age now where they want to choose their own clothing too which is good  ------------- 
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Posted By: DJ
Date Posted: 12 October 2010 at 7:58pm
It's not just twin mums who feel this urge! - I'm trying to resist the temptation to dress my girls the same - it's getting harder now that I can shop for them in the same section of the shop.... but it would just be so darn CUTE.
ETA - sorry I don't usually lurk in here at all - just clicked the wrong thread by mistake ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 12 October 2010 at 9:09pm
I do sometimes....but usually I dress them in same thing but different colours. Yesterday was an exception 
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 13 October 2010 at 8:09am
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Awwww Kate they are so gorgeous! I love the little bunny bums hehe. -------------
TTC #3 since Jan 2010 - PCOS MC April 2010 |
Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 13 October 2010 at 9:07am
Me too! Makes me wanna reach over and pinch their bums! haha!
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lisa85 wrote:Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 13 October 2010 at 11:08am
They are so cute!! And I'll admit I lurk in here all the time cause I'd LOVE twins  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 13 October 2010 at 11:20am
Yeah I think they're pretty cute too 
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Posted By: linda
Date Posted: 13 October 2010 at 8:46pm
Heres a photo of the twins....normal pose, one pulling the others hair. Very common!
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Alex 6 and Harry 8 |
Posted By: _H_
Date Posted: 14 October 2010 at 8:04am
me too  ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 15 October 2010 at 12:02pm
| Naaaaaw cute Linda!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Chipchi
Date Posted: 07 November 2010 at 6:04am
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Aww they are so cute Kate and Linda. Love the bunny pants.
I'm guilty of dressing them in the same outfit or co-ordinating ones. Don't know why I do it, but it does stop people from asking if they are twins or are they both mine as Tishy said. And its cute to see them in the same outfit. |
Posted By: Hibiscus
Date Posted: 21 November 2010 at 10:30pm
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Aww cute twin photos!
I love dressing my girls the same, but we've just decided that it is okay for them to be non matching too because we have so many non matching hand me downs. I always try to put something on that is kind of matching in style or colour though. I also like dressing them in the same style but different coloured clothes. ------------- Mum to 3 girls: identical twins and with a 3 year gap another girl. |
Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 22 November 2010 at 7:46am
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You know what I am finally over dressing them the same. I just scored a heap of gorgeous summer dresses, tshirts & Skirts from Country road & PP and they are all different but oh so cute so over the last week I've been having a ball dressing them differently -------------
TTC #3 since Jan 2010 - PCOS MC April 2010 |
Posted By: linda
Date Posted: 22 November 2010 at 12:00pm
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My problem is that I have the hand me downs from the older boys which would be enough clothes for them but no, I have to go out and buy things that match (But only if they are on sale!)
I've also been selling some clothes on TM and have found that it is better to split them up rather than do one bulk lot as people who do not have twins don't need as much clothes and don't need double ups ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Alex 6 and Harry 8 |
Posted By: Zaylah
Date Posted: 22 November 2010 at 6:38pm
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Oh I would LOVE to dress the girls alike sometimes - either exactly the same or same style diff colour etc!
We are so fortunate to have been lent A LOT of clothes so they are never the same. We have a few things where there are two the same but not a third as they are from twins... or they are from triplets where there was at least 1 boy too so the outfits are different. Don't get me wrong - I am SO appreciative, just wish we could buy some matching outfits too! I did get DP to agree that we could buy one set of clothes for the girls in each size so we could take nice photos of them matching while growing up - but at $15 min per outfit, buying 3 outfits cost WAY too much so we haven't had a chance to do that yet! And if you look at clearance stuff there is never 3 left. Oh well! :) ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 22 November 2010 at 9:27pm
*lurker* me too! I know if I had twins or more, I would be guilty of this! For the same reason someone else mentioned - I would feel guilty if one looked cuter! 
Although tbh I sometimes colour coordinate DDs outfit with mine ... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 22 November 2010 at 10:46pm
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I've just started letting the girls choose what they want to wear each morning.
My goodness it's stressful 
Coordinate as long as you can ladies it's not worth the effort to individualise
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Posted By: ?Lolly?
Date Posted: 15 December 2010 at 8:42pm
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(forgive me, I only just saw all these other threads!) I usually do the same but different ;) So if one is wearing a skirt the other is wearing a skirt but in a different style or colour.
Like this  
but then some times I do this hehehehe (these were give to me by Emma, they belonged to the Gremlins
 ------------- Captain Chaos (5) & the Trouble Monsters (2!) 
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Posted By: whipersnapper
Date Posted: 21 November 2011 at 10:52pm
| How are they ever supposed to develop their own sense of themselves? I vowed i would never dress twins the same, and didn't (but It's a little hard when you have boy/girl isn't it!) |
Posted By: Danda08
Date Posted: 22 November 2011 at 8:20am
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I have lots of friends whose mum's sewed their clothes as kids and they wore the same outfits as their siblings. And my sister's often wore the same outfits. None of them have issues with their sense of self. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 22 November 2011 at 10:30am
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There's a lot more to individuality than different outfits.
For my entire childhood as a twin I was dressed with matching outfits to my twin sister. My 2 older sisters (2 years apart) were dressed in matching outfits too as it happens. Never a problem for us
Even now that my girls choose for themselves, they sometimes choose to wear the same/matching outfits and sometimes they don't. |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 22 November 2011 at 10:25pm
| The girls are only 2 but have very VERY clear ideas of their sense of self - they are polar opposites. And I frequently dress them the same (although mostly with a different colour each, but sometimes exactly the same). I don't think there's much chance they will get confused - they are very strong minded little girls (not sure who they have inherited that one from..........lol). |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 22 November 2011 at 10:27pm
Prime example of the same but different....
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Posted By: Hibiscus
Date Posted: 26 December 2011 at 5:52pm
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We have received a lot of hand me down clothes in the upcoming sizes (non twin) so I won't go and buy lots of new matching clothes. I find it a fun challenge to find things that 'match' (as in goes well together or looks similar but different) in the big pile of pre loved clothes. We do have some new matching clothes too, usually gifts from well meaning relatives. ------------- Mum to 3 girls: identical twins and with a 3 year gap another girl. |
Posted By: Emu
Date Posted: 27 February 2012 at 11:48am
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My Mum dressed my Sister and I in the same dresses but different colours sometimes, usually for special occasions and I quite liked it but got peeved off that she got to be blue and I had to be pink. (she only got to be blue because she knew I wanted blue, obviously she's the younger one).
I have brought many clothes exactly the same for my twin boys due in June. We don't yet know if they are fraternal or identical. I'd like to dress them the same if they are identical but not if they are frat. Maybe the same but different colours. I have wondered about the individuality issues so figure I will make the most of dressing them the same while they don't care say to 18months. I'm so excited, identical twins look so cute dressed similar |
Posted By: Emu
Date Posted: 18 April 2012 at 8:33am
| Bother it, I'll so be doing it! I wanted three kids and didn't get blessed with the daughter I always wanted to dress up so but I did get blessed with twins so going to go all out while they are little. I need to have some fun with clothes after all! |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 18 April 2012 at 9:46pm
| LOL Emu - I couldn't dress them exactly the same - I couldn't tell them apart.... |
Posted By: Emu
Date Posted: 21 April 2012 at 6:02pm
lol. goodness! 29 weeks now and the boys are more likely to be identical, I'm still trying to figure out how to tell them apart when they are born. Little badges with their initial would be great if they weren't dangerous. I'll think of something! |
Posted By: Taz25
Date Posted: 21 April 2012 at 9:40pm
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Emu - classicly used is the nail polish on one. One of our ante natal mums will dress her identical boys one in stripes the other not, usually so they can tell them apart. You will figure something out.
I dress my twin girls in whatever (cute whatever though, no ugly clothes) most of the time. But I do have trouble if ones in an outfit thats cuter than the other and i think to myself 'am i favoring this one?' so sometimes ill tag team, if one gets it this time, the other gets it next. Such a worry. I love also dressing them exactly the same, and i love confusing ppl, especially when the mother in law keeps mixing them up ( secretly LOL everytime and then point out she got it wrong - yes evil i know )But ive noticed everytime I make them match, one will spew ALL OVER hers instigating a full change. Grrrrr. |
Posted By: Danda08
Date Posted: 22 April 2012 at 8:47am
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Funny Taz, that's one of the reasons I started dressing my two the same - cos I felt guilty if one was in a "nicer" outfit than the other! Aren't we silly. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Séraphine
Date Posted: 12 August 2012 at 1:56pm
same! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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