68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

by Patrick Penrose Published Nov 12, 2025

Choosing the perfect prom dress can be a stressful affair – unless, of course, your mom has a rocking one stashed away in her closet. More and more teens these days are donning their moms’ old frocks to the big night, and you know what? They look absolutely bomb.

We can’t even blame them for wanting to borrow. According to PromGirl, the leading online Prom dress retailer in the US, a prom night in 2017 can cost over $2000 in total! Mind you, this is only if you completely blow out on limo rentals, fancy dinner, and a professional photoshoot. But most prom tickets alone cost over $100, and a trendy dress can run up to 4 times as much. By reaching for your mom’s vintage vestments, you’re not only bringing chic retro styles back to life, but you’re saving yourself loads of money and hassle (and you just might overfill your mom’s heart with pride).

Most recently, a high school senior named Ally Johnson from Hilliard, Ohio, decided to sport her mom’s sumptuous gown from 1995 to her own prom. “People were shocked, they didn’t think that could have been my mom’s senior prom dress,” she told TODAY Style. “It’s a vintage, old Hollywood look.” Scroll down to see more beauties who looked picture perfect for prom in their moms’ old threads! (h/t)

#1 Tacky Prom Last Night!

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#2 First Worn In 1962 – Last Worn In 2013. Mother, Two Daughters And One Grand Daughter

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#3 The Mom On The Left Says Her Daughter Was Left Disappointed By A Dress She Ordered Online, So She Raided Her Closet And Found This Saucy Purple Number Instead

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#4 Wearing My Mom’s Prom Dress 25 Years Later!

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#5 My Daughter Did That. She Wore My Exact Prom Dress From My Prom

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#6 Prom 1980 Something And Prom 2016

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#7 Had The Privilege Of Wearing My Mom’s Dress To Prom Tonight

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#8 Me In 1996 And My Daughter, Zoe In 2016 Wearing The Same Prom Dress

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#9 My Daughter Wore My Gown To A Friends Senior Prom That I Wore For My Sister In Law’s Wedding 20 Years Ago

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#10 Wore The Dress My Mum Made When She Was 17. In 1987. And Wore It To My Senior Ball Last Weekend

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#11 1989 Is Like, Super In Right Now

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#12 My Daughter Wore My Prom Dress 19 Years Later ..!! 1998/2017

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#13 I Wore The Same Dress My Mom Wore For Her Prom

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#14 Wearing My Mother’s Prom Dress From 1983

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#15 Me (2017) In My Mom’s Junior Prom Dress (1996)

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#16 Wore My Mama’s Dress To Prom

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#17 Since I Was Wearing My Mom’s Senior Prom Dress From The ’70s, We Had To Recreate This Gem

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#18 Mom And I Shared Several Dresses, 24 Years Apart

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#19 That’s Me On The Left In 1993 And On The Right – My Daughter In 2017, Wearing My Prom Dress. I’m Happy She Likes My Style

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#20 I Wore A Dress (Green) Passed From My Grandmother To My Aunt And Down To Me For My Sorority Formal And It Was Perfect!!

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#21 My Daughter Has Always Said She Wanted To Wear Mom’s Dress For Her Senior Prom, Mission Complete

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#22 Revamped My Mom’s Old Prom Dress And Wore It To My Senior Prom

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#23 I Think It’s The Most Beautiful, But I’m A Little Biased Toward My Own Family….1987 And 2017

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#24 Mom’s Prom Dress

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#25 Mother And Daughter Wearing The Same Prom Dress

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#26 Me At Prom On The Left In 1990. My Daughter In My Dress Going To Her Prom In 2014

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#27 My Wife And I 1997 Prom Our Daughter 2017 Prom Same Dress!

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#28 Sharing As My Daughter Wore Mine Just This Past Sat! My Prom 1996, Hers 2017

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#29 My Daughters Prom Was This Past Weekend And She Wore My Prom Dress From 20 Years Ago. Black Dresses Are Never Out Of Style

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#30 Love That My Daughter Is Wearing My 17 Year Old Dress

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#31 My Little Sister Decided To Wear My Mom’s Prom Dress For Her Prom This Year

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#32 Proud To Wear My Moms Prom Dress 22 Years Later

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#33 My Daughter Wore The Same Dress I Wore In 1988 To My Senior Military Ball

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#34 My Oldest Daughter Trying On My Prom Dress A Couple Of Years Ago

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#35 She Didn’t Wear It To Prom But I At Least Got Her To Try It On And Stand In The Same Spot The Morning Of Her Prom Day At My Parents House….20 Years Later

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#36 Mother And Daughter Wearing The Same Prom Dress

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#37 My Mom Had Been Saving Her Old Prom Dress For All These Years Just So Her Future Daughter Could Try It On

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#38 Me And My Mom Our Junior Prom In The Same Exact Dres

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#39 1998 Vs 2017

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#40 I Dont Have A Picture Of My Mom In It But I Algered The Top To Make It Fit Me For Prom After My Mom Passed Away

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#41 My Daughter Wore My Prom Dress From 1990

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#42 My Senior Prom Dress 1996, My Daughter’s Prom In 2017

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#43 Saved Money On Prom By Going Vintage – I Wore My Momma’s Prom Dress

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#44 Prom 2017, Prom 1992… The Same Dress.

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#45 Me In 2015, My Mom In 1986

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#46 My Daughter Wore My Re-purposed Prom Dress From 1987 And Loved It!

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#47 My Daughter Wearing My Prom Dress

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#48 I Wore My Mom’s Wedding Dress!

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#49 My Daughter Wore My Senior Prom Dress To Her Junior Prom (left: Mom 1990 / Right: Daughter 2014)

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#50 Who Wore It Better?

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#51 My Mom Going To Her Senior Prom 1987 Vs. Me Going To My Senior Prom 2017 (Same Dress Just A Few Changes Made)

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#52 ’90 Vs ’08

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#53 Trying On Moms Wedding Dress 1989 Vs. 2017

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#54 25 Year Span

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#55 Recreated My Moms Wedding Dress From The 80s

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#56 1999 To 2017

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#57 Wore My Mom’s Wedding Dress For 1976 To My Highschool Military Ball In 1997. I’m On The Left.

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#58 I Don’t Have A Photo Of My Mom, But I Wore Her Wedding Dress For Our First Anniversary Photos.

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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#59 Like Mother, Like Daughter…they Both Slayed!

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#60 My Daughter Wore My Prom Dress In Her High School Musical. Left: 1994, Right: 2016

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#61 Same Prom Dress! Left-mother, 1988…right-daughter, 2016

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#62 My Daughter Is Wearing My Prom Dress 1995-2017

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#63 My Daughter On Left Trying On My Senior Prom Dress/me On Right 1999 Senior Prom

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#64 My Daughter Wore My Prom Dress. I’m 1989 And She’s 2014.

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#65 My Sister In 2001 And My Daughter In 2017!

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#66 Mother Daughter❤️

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#67 Just Peace

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

#68 With A Few Modifications… 1981 To 2013.

68 Teens Who Wore Their Moms’ Vintage Prom Dresses Decades Later, And Absolutely Killed It

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