I drove up to NY state for my niece’s wedding today. Wearing the same dress as my mother. All the cousins had a great laugh.
Did you do your own version of “Who wore it better?”
Oh brother…that is hilarious…but is this the same mother who you are having issues with? yikes.
lol…I hope you wore it well (better!)
Yes with toxic mom. All the grandchildren found it hysterical. We have a photo of us book ending my father.
That’s pretty funny. Glad everyone got a kick out of it 
That is too funny! I showed up at a wedding in the same dress as another guest; the problem was, she was about 5"9", thin and about 15 years younger. 
Guess who wore it better? Luckily we both had a good laugh and said we both obviously had great taste.
This was the same wedding I didn’t bother to check the invitation to and just assumed it was black tie. My husband was the only one in a tux, even the bridal party wasn’t in formal wear. At least he was overdressed and not underdressed, but he did stand out.
KKmama - That is too funny!
This happened to a friend of mine, not with her mother but with her ex-husband’s new wife. It was at her son’s wedding. My friend is 5’8" and maybe 135 pounds and looks far younger than she is. She looked great, as usual.
Glad everyone found it funny.
At a friend’s wedding, both the MOG and MOB turned up in the same dress by accident. Luckily, they wore different colors. And the dress looked fine on both of them, but different. It wasn’t actually obvious that it was the same dress. At the same wedding, the MOB was meeting for the first time (!) the younger woman that her H left her for 20 or so years before. The poor woman had a lot to contend with at that event!
On the plus side, she was also remarried, apparently happily. But after the divorce, they had endured quite a few years of living cramped in a downscale city apartment with HER mother, while the new wife was ensconced in the comfortable house in the suburbs.
I almost ordered the same dress my sister, the MOG, picked. My size was backordered so I chose a different one. When I told her she said it would have been great! It looked great on her and I am sure she would have worn it better
I wore the same dress as my cousin did to a family black-tie event. (I think I wore it better!) We have the picture, standing back to back. The major difference is that I loved the dress & she didn’t!
I showed up at a wedding wearing the same dress as my sister when I was 20 and she was 22. I didn’t care at all but she had very embarrassed .
My grandmother wore a dress to my wedding with a toile pattern which matched the wallpaper at the reception location.
My husband’s aunt is a talented seamstress and often made clothes for herself and for her daughter (my husband’s cousin). The two of them showed up at my children’s b’nai mitzvah wearing the exact same outfit, which the aunt had made! They didn’t think to check with one another. It was funny!
Lol, Pizzagirl! Eons ago, Mr. B’s co sponsored a table at a fundraising gala. The guys - all science nerds - were warned to wear tuxes to the dinner and were given directions to a local tux shop to rent one if they did not own one. Mr. B walked into the store, pointed to the mannequin displaying a fancy tux and said, “I’d like what he is wearing, please.” Apparently, Mr. was not the only one. Three guys from their table, including the VP, had the same idea - all sported the same distinct charcoal color/paisley pattern vests.The men just laughed it off, but the VP’s wife was clearly upset. Then, to add insult to her injury, we all spotted a lady in the same dress she was wearing! The other woman wore it better… And the VP did make some stupid joke about it. The VP’s wife became furious, and her face turned green, to match the color of her dress. She went to great lengths to make sure no one would wear the same expensive dress. (I got mine at the juniors dept. at the Bon - I figured $50 was a good price for a one-time wear dress).
I dont understand just wearing something once, unless it doesnt work.
I just wore one of my favorite dresses, and was asked, " ooh, is it vintage?"
I suppose it counts as yes, even if I bought it new!
When you are given free tickets to a type of an event you would never otherwise attend, and your attendance is mandatory, yes, EK, there is such a thing as a one time wear gown.
I, unfortunately, have more than a few dresses worn only once. I always say I’ll wear them again, but it rarely happens. My MOB dress was beautiful, but I just don’t know where I would ever wear it again. Maybe BunsenBurner will invite me to an event.
I have gone to themed events, but the clothes werent unwearable afterwards, although, I admit some of my gowns Ive only worn once. But Im looking for another chance! Maybe if I stop eating ice cream with my bowls of raspberries.
- naww*
Themed charity functions are actually more fun than black tie, IMO.
Id rather wear a costume than formal wear. Me & strapless bras are not on speaking terms.
It runs in the family, my daughter had a huge rubbermaid bin that she called " the costume closet", that she took to college with her.
She & her high school friends liked to wear outlandish get ups, when they hung out in town, & I guess she wanted her college friends to have the same opportunity.