I grew up in MD — and still live here — but my mother was from Philadelphia. Also, I may be older than you (65).
In the 1950s, our Easter shoes were black patent leather. Mother would have all nine of us — 5 girls and 4 boys — dressed to the nines for church. The Easter outfit for us girls would be the whole shebang — new dress, new hat, new gloves, even new socks and undergarments. And that same outfit was worn each Sunday for Mass through the summer.Such memories.... I sure do miss my mother.
My family has only one or two church outfits for each season. We pass things down and only get new items for the biggest children, or when something is worn out. I suppose my youngest will get everything new, because I’m not going to save clothes from the sister 12 years older!