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Girls in family wear same dress in school pictures for 52 years
Hand-me-downs are the bane of many children’s existence, but one US family has turned one into a tradition – completely by accident. In 1965, Janice Parker from Minnesota purchased a red and green plaid dress for her oldest daughter to wear for her school photo. 52 years later, the dress is still being worn.
As each of Janice’s daughters reached year one, they donned the dress in their school pictures – first Diana, then Lynelle, Liza, Corinne and Sarah. It became so that no girl in the family could get away with wearing anything else.
When Janice’s daughters went on to have girls of their own, they continued the tradition. “Some were excited to carry on this wonderful tradition that had started—and obviously others were not,” Sarah told Country Living. Sarah herself even admitted she cried when her mother suggested she wear the dress.
Now, the latest generation has had her photo taken – but not without adding a little flair of her own.
“She is very much a tomboy and a dress is not something you will find in her closet,” Sarah said. “I love that Aubrey added a touch of her own personality to her picture in the traditional little red dress. “She was the first to wear the dress in pants and a baseball cap!”
After 17 girls and 52 years, the dress is miraculously still in one piece. “As long as the dress holds up, [we] think the tradition will. Just a small thing that ties us all together.”
Tell us in the comments below, does your family have a special item passed down through the generations?
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