I dressed my mom up like me in a chic black outfit – people say she looks 25 years younger now
RAIDING mom’s closet for the perfect outfit is a rite of passage.
But putting on your daughter’s clothes for an at-home fashion show is a totally new move one hot mama made her own.
Schoolteacher Emily Gilbert headed to her parents’ house for winter break, eager to spend quality time with her family.
She and her mother decided to get in on the fun with a popular TikTok trend, and their video result went viral.
Gilbert explained the video in a caption: “Turning my mom into me,” she wrote.
The first few seconds of the clip showed Gilbert’s mom walking through the home in her standard uniform.
Sporting a T-shirt, Capri-length leggings, and sandals, Gilbert’s mom strutted and flipped her hair.
She turned to walk back across the room, and in a miracle of video editing, her entire ensemble changed.
Suddenly, Gilbert’s mom was in a chic, monochrome outfit.
She wore black from head to toe, accessorizing her cropped shirt, miniskirt, and jacket with a pair of dark sunglasses and coordinating high-top sneakers.
Mom completed the look by swapping her typical shoulder-length hairdo for a slicked-back high bun.
The sassy fashionista grinned as she flicked her jacket casually over one shoulder. Even Gilbert was amazed by her mother’s transformation.
“Wasn’t prepared for her to legit SLAY!?” the impressed teacher wrote in her video’s caption.
Viewers agreed with Gilbert, and hundreds of people commented to express their astonishment.
“50 to 30 just like that,” one fan said.
“All the moms looking 25 years younger doing this trend!” another woman cheered. “Love this for them.”
Some people advocated for the clothing swap to become permanent.
“She needs to dress like this now,” one person insisted. “This is her look.”
A few of the viewers couldn’t believe their eyes. “I had to watch five times to make sure it’s not someone else,” a viewer confessed.
Many moms and daughters wrote in to cheer the duo on and float the idea of trying the trend at home.
“My daughter is 21 and wears what I wore in the 90s so I’d do it,” an eager mom said.
“Fashion doesn’t have age!” another stylish viewer cheered. “Mini skirts don’t have age!”
“This is why the ‘dressing age appropriate’ is bs,” a viewer pointed out.
Women even said the trend inspired them to be more adventurous in their own daily wardrobe decisions.
“This trend is just validating my 35-year-old self to dress as fun and young as I want to,” one woman said.