Last week someone posted about how we used to dress up for Easter.

[sinkingfeeling]

I was going through old photos today and came across this one. Easter Sunday 1956, my sister and I. I was 6 and she was 8.

[Deuxcents]

1. You are my age and yes, it was a festive occasion back then.

My mom made all our dresses..the style was the same only individual colors and she even made her own dress. It was a big deal with family and lots of food and games for all of my sisters and cousins. Those were the good ol days, for sure. You look good in your Easter best 🤗

[MLAA]

2. Patent leather purses and shoes - check, frilly dresses and socks - check, flouncy dress - check,

White gloves and an Easter bonnet - check!

I have similar pix through the mid to late 60s! Memories!

[Biophilic]

3. Yup, been there dressed like that.

At the time I loved it. It was fun and colorful and made me feel creative and cute. oh yes times changed, but I still remember the good feelings.

[tblue37]

4. We are the same age!

[MuseRider]

5. It was a big deal.

My mom made my dress, frilly socks under white shoes (now allowable after Easter) and she also made my brothers suits.

[TNNurse]

6. We are close in age, I would have still be 6 at Easter 1956

My favorite is a photo of me all dressed up in Easter finery, but I had the mumps and had to stay home.

[sinkingfeeling]

14. I guess I lied. I wouldn't have turned 6 until July....about 3 months after Easter.

[debm55]

7. I posted the orginal thread and there were so many similarities. I see you have the hat, gloves,

Spring coat,(Easter must have been in March that year) and I bet one of those frilly, itchy dresses. I notice the new shoes too. You and your sister are very cute.

[Fla Dem]

8. I have a very similar picture of me with my 2 brothers and my sister.

My sister would have been 5, and I would have been the one at 8.

[Ptah]

9. Thanks for this thread, sinkingfeeling. My parents dressed us up too.

[debm55]

10. Which one is you. Ptah? You are both is so cute and really stylish.

[Ptah]

11. I'm the younger one.

[BOSSHOG]

13. That was me and my older brother

About 1958. We were lil dress up dolls for Mom and Gramma.

(Actually that pic is not me and bro, but it could have been, thanks Ptah.)

[LisaM]

15. I miss it, too.

We had some dresses I just loved and I was looking at the pictures not too long ago. My grandfather always got us corsages, and this was just for dinner at their house, with all the good china. I do miss it, it was a way to welcome spring.

We dressed up for all holidays and I don't think we (I hope we don't) have a picture of the dark green velour outfits with knee breeches and lace jabots my grandmother sewed us for Thanksgiving one year. We looked like two little Ben Franklins.

[Rhiannon12866]

16. Back when the ladies wore hats to church - and my mother always got a corsage

Cute kids!

[Warpy]

17. my mother would shove me into some getup and announce that

I looked like a lampshade. I don't recall wearing the confection again.

I think the whole thing started when most women had 2 changes of clothing, the everyday dress and the Sunday best. On Easter, she debuted the next year's Sunday best. The old everyday dress was shot and ready to be cut up into kid clothes, towels, rags, and quilt fabric. The old Sunday best was looking just a tad shabby and became the everyday dress.

[debm55]

18. I think we had some posts on the hairbands with the teeth and the scratchy dresses. the thread was

listed under debm55. The frilly dresses seem to be in stlye again as I saw alot of little girls wearing the princess dresses.