You Get Ready Together. You Walk In Together. The Photograph Does the Rest.
An off-the-shoulder ruffle collar, a hand-beaded bodice, and a skirt of soft teal tulle that falls from just under the bust and breaks into deep stacked ruffles before it sweeps out behind you — these mommy and daughter matching dresses are one gown cut twice, once at your scale and once at hers. What you are actually buying is the picture: two figures in the same teal, the same collar, the same trailing hem, taken once and kept for years.
Two Gowns, One Order — You Choose Both Sizes Here
Most mommy and daughter matching dresses are sold as two separate listings and left to you to line up. This one is a true set: you select your size and her size together, and both gowns are made and shipped as one order, so there is no second page to chase and nothing arrives half-finished. Mom's runs US 2 through US 20W; hers runs 4T through 12.
Two Trains, Not One
Her gown trails behind her the same way yours does. That is the difference between a wide shot with depth on both figures and a wide shot where the child looks like an afterthought at the edge of the frame.
A Corset Back Built for an Adult Body
Yours laces up the back across several inches, so the bodice pulls in to your ribcage rather than approximating it, and the sizes carry all the way through US 16W, 18W and 20W. Hers ties into a full satin bow, which is the part that lets her wear the same gown next spring.
One Teal, Not Two Near-Misses
Because both gowns are cut and finished together against a single order, they read as one color standing side by side. Buying a woman's dress and a girl's dress separately is how you end up with two teals that only match in the listing photos.
A High Waist You Can Sit Through Dinner In
The tulle falls from just below the bust with no boning and no tight seam at your natural waist, so it drapes over a bump, forgives a long reception, and gathers around you instead of binding when you sit for the seated portraits.
Wear them for weddings and receptions, milestone birthdays, christenings, pageants, Christmas evenings, and the maternity and family portrait sessions this shape was really made for. Girls' formal dresses at this length usually get one wearing; a gown you own in two sizes tends to get booked again the next time somebody brings a camera.
The details
- Style: Matching mother and daughter off-shoulder tulle ball gowns with tiered ruffled hem and sweep train
- What's included: 2 dresses — 1 women's gown and 1 girls' gown, shipped together as one set
- Product Code: LFF57
- Color: Teal
- Fabric: Soft polyester tulle mesh over a full opaque lining
- Bodice: Hand-set beading and rhinestone detail at the center front and across the waistband
- Neckline and sleeve: Off-shoulder Bardot ruffle collar with a short puff sleeve
- Skirt: A-line ball gown, floor length, deep multi-tier ruffled hem finishing in a sweep train — on both dresses
- Closure: Corset lace-up back (women's) · lace-up back finished with a satin bow (girls')
- Women's sizes: US 2 · 4 · 6 · 8 · 10 · 12 · 14 · 16 · 16W · 18W · 20W
- Girls' sizes: 4T · 5 · 6 · 8 · 10 · 12
- Season: All season — fully lined, short sleeves, comfortable indoors and out
- Care: Hand wash cold or a gentle machine cycle in a mesh bag, hang to dry, do not bleach, steam on low — never press an iron onto the tulle or over the beading
Mother's Size Guide
| US |
EU |
UK |
Bust |
Waist |
Hips |
Hollow to Hem |
| US 2 |
32 |
6 |
32.5" / 83 cm |
25.5" / 65 cm |
35.75" / 91 cm |
58" / 147 cm |
| US 4 |
34 |
8 |
33.5" / 84 cm |
26.5" / 68 cm |
36.75" / 92 cm |
58" / 147 cm |
| US 6 |
36 |
10 |
34.5" / 88 cm |
27.5" / 70 cm |
37.75" / 96 cm |
59" / 150 cm |
| US 8 |
38 |
12 |
35.5" / 90 cm |
28.5" / 72 cm |
38.75" / 98 cm |
59" / 150 cm |
| US 10 |
40 |
14 |
36.5" / 93 cm |
29.5" / 75 cm |
39.75" / 101 cm |
60" / 152 cm |
| US 12 |
42 |
16 |
38" / 97 cm |
31" / 79 cm |
41.25" / 105 cm |
60" / 152 cm |
| US 14 |
44 |
18 |
39.5" / 100 cm |
32.5" / 83 cm |
42.75" / 109 cm |
61" / 155 cm |
| US 16 |
46 |
20 |
41" / 104 cm |
34" / 86 cm |
44.25" / 112 cm |
61" / 155 cm |
| US 16W |
46 |
20 |
43" / 109 cm |
36.25" / 92 cm |
45.25" / 115 cm |
61" / 155 cm |
| US 18W |
48 |
22 |
45" / 114 cm |
38.5" / 98 cm |
47.25" / 120 cm |
61" / 155 cm |
| US 20W |
50 |
24 |
47" / 119 cm |
40.75" / 104 cm |
49.25" / 125 cm |
61" / 155 cm |
Measured by hand; allow 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tolerance. Hollow to hem is measured from the base of the neck to the end of the hem, so it already includes the train. Size by your bust first — the lace-up back takes in the waist, but the off-shoulder collar has to sit on your shoulders. Between two sizes, or taller than 5'9", take the larger.
Girl's Size Guide
| Size |
Suitable Height |
Age |
Bust |
Waist |
Dress Length |
| 4T |
39.37" / 100 cm |
2–3Y |
22.0" / 56 cm |
21.3" / 54 cm |
25.6" / 65 cm |
| 5 |
43.31" / 110 cm |
4Y |
23.6" / 60 cm |
22.4" / 57 cm |
29.5" / 75 cm |
| 6 |
47.24" / 120 cm |
5Y |
25.2" / 64 cm |
23.6" / 60 cm |
33.5" / 85 cm |
| 8 |
51.18" / 130 cm |
6Y |
26.8" / 68 cm |
24.4" / 62 cm |
37.4" / 95 cm |
| 10 |
55.12" / 140 cm |
7–8Y |
28.3" / 72 cm |
26.0" / 66 cm |
41.3" / 105 cm |
| 12 |
59.06" / 150 cm |
9–10Y |
29.9" / 76 cm |
27.2" / 69 cm |
45.3" / 115 cm |
Measured by hand; allow 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tolerance. Measure her height and go by that column rather than by her age — the ages are only a guide. If she is broader through the chest than her height suggests, take the next size up; the tie back pulls the bodice in, and the hem is meant to trail anyway.
Questions moms ask
Do I get both dresses, or just mine? Both. You choose your size and hers on this page and the two gowns ship together as one set — there is no way to check out with only one of them.
Will a gown like this actually fit a real adult body? Yes. The women's chart is a full adult chart, not a scaled-up girls' chart, and 16W, 18W and 20W are cut with a fuller bust and hip rather than being a size 16 made longer. Measure your bust and go by the chart instead of your usual store size.
Will the two teals actually match? Yes — both gowns are cut and finished together for your order, so they read as one color side by side. That match is the whole point of buying mommy and daughter matching dresses as one set instead of hunting a women's gown and a girls' gown separately and hoping.
Can mine be altered? The bodice adjusts itself: the corset lacing takes in several inches, so most women need nothing done. Shortening is the harder job — the tiered ruffles and train are the dress, so choose your size by hollow-to-hem and let your heel height do the rest of the work.
Can I sit down and eat in it? Yes. There is no boning and no tight seam at the natural waist; the tulle falls from under the bust, so it gathers around you rather than pressing on you. Sweep the train to one side before you sit and it stays out of the chair.