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[Bonkers1]

Make sure buttonholes are serged.

Make sure stripes line up.

Didn't matter to me then but it does now.

[haddon9]

She taught me to only buy on sale.  I didn't listen.

[PhilaLady1]

Me too @haddon9 

I grew up in tough times. My parents worked hard to make ends meet and raise 2 kids. Fashion was the last thing on their minds.  Feels alien to me when others here talk about fashion tips and advice from their mothers. Not disparaging them at all, I am just from a different world.  

[conlt]

My mother taught me to not dry my clothes in the dryer. The dryer ruins cloths. Hang them. To always look nice and stylish. Don't look like a ragbag, even if just running errands. I don't think I ever owned a pair of sweat pants LOL. My mom always looked good. Stylish either casual or dressed for a party. 

[deepwaterdotter]

Always wear clean underwear.

[We rescue cats]

Wasn't really just my mom, it was her aunt who worked in our uppity store . . . she bought the best we could afford but we wore it a zillion ways for at least a zillion years! I carry my Aunt Marie's rules to live by with me after all these years later, I hope she smiles down at me.

[Meowingkitty]

You don't wear 2 different patterns together. Stripes on top and florals on bottom are a no no.

[gypsys mom]

My mom was a seamstress and followed your mom's directions plus alot more. She made most of my clothes and they lasted forever. Sure miss those days.

[I am still oxox]

 My uncle was a peice worker at a women's clothing company called Susan Thomas. He always taught us to make sure the patterns on the seams matched

[millieshops]

My mother gets smarter and smarter the longer I live!