My sister kindly asked me to put this dress in my remix, as she has it too and doesn’t know what to wear it with. So sister, here is the ol’ boots and belt with colored tights stand by. Works every time in my opinion.
When I was at my parents house a few weeks ago, my mom and I were going through old family photos. (Because we’re mushy and cliche.) I found a photo of my mother, 24 years old with my sister who was barely 6 months old on her lap. Her dark hair is parted in the middle, she has an easy smile on her face. It occurred to me that we look just alike.
I didn’t take the picture because family heirlooms don’t fare well in my possession. Most of the time they end up…well, let’s just say it’s best to keep them in the photo album on a dry, cool shelf at my parent’s house. We kept flipping through pages of photos. There is another photo of my mother. This time it’s 1993, my mom is in her 30s. My mother’s dark hair is in a deep side part, cut just to her chin. There I am standing next to my mom, 9 years old with dark hair, in a deep side part, cut just to my chin. We look just alike.
I’ve been wearing my hair in a center part lately and when I look in the mirror, all I see is that photo of my mother. It’s a good reminder of where I come from, of who I am. And that if I can have half the life she’s had, then I’ll be doing good.
My mother and I don’t look a whole lot a like these days, but it doesn’t hurt to try.
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beautiful lighting in these shots!
and love the mother/daughter story.
Beautiful pictures! Great dress, wish I had as much luck at target as you! Guess that's what stinks about living in a big city!
This is an adorable story, I'm sure your mother is beautiful!
I love the bright purple tights too!
That is so sweet!! I think it's wonderful that you look like your mom. She must love seeing herself in you! My son looks a lot like me and I think it's the most amazing thing!
great pictures loved reading this post , as i get older I look more like my mom I tell her that I'm a carbon copy of her ahhahah lovely post
What a lovely tribute to your mom. The pink tights are a fun twist on what could be standard 70s-throwback outfit – love it.
Lydia x
Aww, that is so nice! 🙂 Whenever I see photos of my dad as a child I think I look just like him… lol
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I really like that dress and the 4th picture down is beautiful! 🙂
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I completely understand the resemblance thing. My mother's and my high school senior photos look exactly the same. Same pose, same hair, same smile. Just replace the fake forest background in her photo for the fake western porch in mine.
I'm one of the remixers taking part of your challenge, its been super fun so far :]
i just bought some tights that color! can't wait to wear them. this look is great–love the dress!
that is such a cute story. It made me feel all mushy inside as I thought of my own mother.
Great outfit, too! Your sister should definitely get some inspiration for it….of course, you'll have to show her more than one way to wear that dress, now won't you 😉
You have such a young mom! If you look alike then she must be beautiful too.
Personally i'm scared of a middle part. I think it'll make my fat head look even fatter!
Melissa
I have an old 1960s picture with my mom in a dress dotted with apples. I am always on the lookout for an apple dress so I can channel my wonderful mom!
This is such a great combination!
Aw, I like the 70s hair. Super cute. It's kind of strange when you realize that you look like your mom. It got worse when I had a kid and I saw myself doing things that I remembered my mom doing.
I never realized how much I looked like my mother until I started blogging. I guess it's all the pictures I have to pour over every few days – I always see her staring back at me.
I feel the same about looking at pictures of my mom when she was younger– my twin sister and I look exactly like her in some pictures. And I love this dress! I've searched all the targets around here for it!
Your mom must be gorgeous. 🙂
I look nothing like my own mom in pictures, but people who meet us seem to pick up on our relationship immediately … apparently it's in the walk, talk, and mannerisms. What's even better is that when people see a picture of my step-dad (who adopted me when I was 5) they say "Oh, is this your dad? I can see the resemblance!" 😉
What a sweet post… I love looking through old family photos & thinking about what my parents would have been like before they were my parents. 🙂
Ooh love this outfit!! That dress looked horrible on me :/
And aww, I love looking at family photos!
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Love this post. I love to look at pictures of my mom when she was younger. She was very pretty and still is. A lot of people say I look like her the older I get. I think so too.
P.S. I got the dress I bought from you and I love it! Fits perfect. I winterized it with a grayish cardigan (a little darker so I wouldn't be too matchy matchy) and black tights and boots! Super cute! I'll post pictures next time I wear it.
I love the bright tights with that dress! And gosh, you're really pretty Kendi. Wonderful photos as always!
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What a beautiful post!
What a sweet story! When I first saw the pictures I immediately though, beautiful hairstyle! My hair part has now cemented on one side and I'm pretty sure I can never do the center part again, but it looks great on you and I'm loving the colored tights too!
I love that dress, I'm sad that neither of my targets ever had it! I really adore this look. The colors blend together so well.
Pictures of my mom when she was younger look so much like me. It's so weird. Except you know she has black hair and I have bright red hair!
What color are you intyce boots in? Are these the cognac? Thanks!
Anon — Yes, Steve Madden Intyce Cognac. Good eye.
there really is nothing like a mom. i say that not just because i am one, but because i love mine so much and since she had her stroke a couple months ago, she hasn't been quite the same. cherish this time you have with your mom. i bet she's quite a lady, especially if she's anything like you 🙂
oh and that close up of you is stunning!
You look fabulous! I am crazy about those tights 🙂 xoxo
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Oh I really like this look. I love the pop of purple with the tights.
Another thing: It would be helpful if you could repost the remixers list every few posts. That way readers don't have to search through older posts to find the list.
Girl, look at you and those cute tights! Bold fashion choices, but you make them look effortless and easily wearable. Your mama must be quite the looker. Very sweet post:)
sweet outfit (esp boots and tights!!) and beautiful photos, too!
I want this dress. I want this dress. I want this dress.
I watched Love Actually last night and I realized who you remind me of… You resemble the girl that Hugh Grant's character falls in love with, Natalie the girl who works in the prime minister's office. Has anyone ever told you this before?
great look, kendi!
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Love the story, (and the outfit!) I realized I looked more and more like my mom a few years ago, my sisters and I make the same faces, too. Only DNA makes this happen, it's pretty special.
I wish I looked like my mom when she was my age. Maybe one day I'll do a side by side.
Love this look so boho cute!
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That's a really lovely story, Kendi. I appreciate that you share more than just a blurb every now & then. 🙂
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Great story and lovely photos. I often look at my photos and notice a certain glance or hand gesture that totally reminds me of my mother too!
Kendra
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beautiful! bright tights always manage to give any outfit a kick. i should find some.
xx elanor
these photos are great! you should definitely get them developed and frame them for your future kids 🙂
my laundry wasn't done at the start of this 30 for 30, but I'm gonna do it the next time you start one!
Kendi, this was so sweet! My mom and I don't look a ton alike (I'm told I take more after my dad), but people tell me all the time that my daughter (who is 16 mos. old) looks just like me, and it gives me such a thrill. Your mom must be just lovely, as you certainly are!
those tight are everything! love the look!
~selina
im loving this look.
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I'm honored to be your mom. You and your sister remain my greatest achievement.
You are no longer my "mini me" but if I loose 10 pounds, grow 4 inches, buy extensions and part my hair down the middle, I might be "mini you"!
Love you always,
Mom
I was trying to figure out what looked different about you and then I read about the middle part!
Suits you (and maybe your mom?) very well!
Gorgeous photos. Love the story about your mother. <3
Love this look on you, very bohemian vibe.
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Gorgeous! The lighting is so pretty and that outfit is just plain lovely! I love the pop of color in the tights. Such a sweet story too…sadly, i look horrible with a center part, but it looks great on you!
I saw that dress and tried it on but it didn't look good on me at all. It looks great on you though!
Millie Mae — good idea! I made a button on the side now so you can just click through! Also on that page there is a Google Reader feed bundle, if you'd like to follow along. Thanks for the suggestion!
I love the outfit esp the tights… I think its great to always remember where we came from and I couldn't agree more family heirlooms should never be given to me……
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CEO
I LOVED that story! I also LOVE those tights – awesome color!
Peace,
Monique
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You have been so adventurous with colors Lately! Kudos, and lllooooovvveee the story about your mom. <3
BEAUTIFUL post hunnie…and I love your hair parted in the center…the pop of color wears fab on you:)
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The more i see this dress the more I come to love it! It's just so wonderful and those purple tights add a really nice touch.
What a beautiful story! You should take a photo of your mom now, and take it out in 25 years. I bet you'll look alike then 🙂
P.S. – Thank you so much for adding me to the Remixer list, in spite of my tardiness. I will devote a haiku to you during one of these 30 days!
Love that dress. Very sweet story 🙂
My mom and I look alike at various points in our lives. Mostly when we were younger. Not so much right now. She has a much thinner face than I do, but it was rounder when she was younger. It's nice to see similarities though. Makes you feel more connected in some way.
I adore this outfit.
Love this ensemble! The pinkish tights really contrast nicely with the dress.
My mom and I also look pretty alike, especially since I got my hair cut. Our baby pictures could be duplicates of one another.
I always dig your boldness with the tights. I need to work up to that!
I feel the same when I part my hair in the middle! We're lucky to have instant reminders, huh? Moms are the best.
Your color combinations are fantastic!
That's great that you have such a close relationship with your mom! Does your sister look like her? Do you and your sister look alike?
and Yay for another blogger wearing bright colored tights today too!
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Forgot to add, your hair complements your outfit so nicely…very hippie chic!
Extreme resemblance to my dad is the reason I won't be seen without earrings. At least you look like a woman!
Your mother is beautiful!
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awww i dont look much like my mom but she was a really stylish kid so i love digging up her old pictures (alas no old clothes — they suffered through three fires!) and see that wow, it's all coming back again.
you look fabulous as always. i wish my legs were long enough to wear boots and not get overwhelmed by them. love the tights 🙂
Love the idea of this challenge!
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Loving this dress – the pattern is fabulous and you wear it so well!
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What a wonderful post about your family. That dress is great, so I am sure your sister will get some ideas. And I love how you look like your Mum and were inspired by her.
beautiful outfit and beautiful post.
It's beautiful that we look like our mothers. They are such wonderful people.
It's funny, my mom and I don't look alike today, but we look almost identical in the same stages of life. It's obvious in pictures, and even more that one time where I was 28-or-so years old and at my grandparent's house and opened the door to an old friend of my mom's I had never seen. He immediately recognized me (the house is usually full of people, so that indeed says something) and said I look just like her. I guess he had seen her last in her 20ies 😉
Love this post 🙂
You look so fresh and free in this outfit. Love it.
Love the dress and the honoring of your mom. I myself sometimes feel that I become more and more like my mom, but in a good way!
Lovely outfit and I think the hair parted in the middle suits you well.
Could you do a nice hair tutorial in the future?
love the pop of color and the boots make it more casual 🙂 looks great!
and your hair always looks nice – what shampoo/conditioner do you use? 🙂
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what a beautifully written post. 🙂 these photos of you are gorgeous.
how do you do your eye make up? so pretty!
you look particularly gorgous in these photos – and I love the bright pop of color with the tights. We Love Colors tights are the best!
I love the colored tights! I'm definitely going to have to get a few pairs! Note to self…
I love the text in those post. What a sweet sentiment. Thanks for always putting a smile on my face with your posts.
This is beautiful Kendi
(Adore the Pink tights!)
LOVE the purple tights!
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Gorgeous dress, awesome belt. I love the print of the dress and the colors, very pretty.
So sweet. Love this combo. Yes, I agree adding unexpected bright colored tights to print dresses and skirts instantly makes the outfits trendy. great combo.
So cute! I am not usually a fan of colored tights but you make them look cute here!
Great Post.
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gorgeous dress! so nice of you to add it in for your sister–i'm pretty sure she will love how you styled it.
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Woah I so love the dress! It's beautiful!
how do you look this good every day? well done.
Do they still sell this dress at Target cause it rocks?
I've been trying to think of a way to compliment how gorgeous you look in these shots without sounding like a lesbian and it isn't working. So, you'll just have to imagine. 🙂
I love a good mother/daughter bond… As close as my mom and I are, my brother and I came out with most of my dad's features.
By the way, I love this dress and I want to steal it from you or your sister, you know, whoever has a less secure closet 🙂
The first thing I noticed was how much I loved your hair style! I loved hearing the story behind it.
Having a ton of fun remixing!! Thanks so much for this crazy fun.
Leaving the House in THIS?!?!
Gah!
1. I love that dress.
2. That mother daughter story brought tears to my eyes. Clearly, I'm hormonal.
I absolutely teared up at this post. While I don't think I look too much like my mom, other people do, they also think I sound just like her. And I love hearing stories about the lives my parents had before I was born. I want stories just like that too.
Are we going to get to see these pictures?
So wanting to try the colored tights…you make it look effortless!? LOVE this dress!! And the family story…my mom is my best friend. =)
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So glad to see colored tights again– I'm ready to break mine back out, and this post is all the encouragement I need. (And the tribute to your mom was just perfect; I bet she's so proud! :))
Your hair looks beautiful like this!
beautiful beautiful beautiful! love these photos and I love your outfit too, that dress looks great on you!
I thought of you this weekend when I bought purple tights that are very similar to those.
I had a deeper dark eggplant in one hand and a brighter electric purple in the other…and I thought to myself, this one is safe but I am more drawn to how much this punches up the outfit…
and then I uttered those four words that make any skeptical tight purchase more clear—
What would Kendi do?
So, I threw down the safe pair and purchased the brighter purple ones.
Katelyn
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its always amazing to see old photos of your parents/grandparents, etc. my dad just digitized some 8mm tapes from my grandparents and i saw my mom as a 2 month old baby, a 1 y.o, 2 y.o 4 y.o and 8 y.o…it was amazing! I also look a LOT like my mom so it was so incredible to see her so young:)
~Ally