Despite being 33 years apart in age, Catherine Galasso-Vigorito, 56, and her daughter, Gabriella, 23 are inseparable.
They wear matching outfits every day and say they get mistaken for being sisters.
Mum Catherine enjoyed matching with her kids when they were little, but while her other daughters, Lauren, 24, and Sophie, 18, weren’t so keen, middle daughter, Gabriella, 23, loved it.
Now, the pair continue to match – and luckily, they’re the same size.
Gabriella, a cosmetologist, model and content creator, from Connecticut, US, said: ‘We’re always matching. It’s different and causes a stir where we go. We’re both upbeat and bubbly.
‘We both do everything together. We get our nails done together. We go shopping, we travel together, and we create a vision board together.’
Mum Catherine, an author, added: ‘People mistake us for sisters. We look the exact same. We are the exact same size. We’re bonded by our clothes as well as our hearts.’
Catherine says she began buying all her children the same outfits as it was simply ‘easier to get two or three matching dresses in different sizes’.
Catherine said: ‘If we went to the park – I could go “there they are”. It gives us a very close bond.’
Gabriella and Catherine are both a US size zero (a UK size 4), wear US 7.5 shoes and are 5ft 5ins and 5ft 6ins. Gabriella is usually the one to pick out their outfits and always does her mum’s hair and make-up – just like hers using the same products.
The pair describe their style as ‘boujee’. Gabriella explained: ‘That means fabulous.
‘We love wearing pink, bright colours and anything sparkly.’
The pair match every day they can – besides days Gabriella has to wear black for her job at a salon – and even have matching dressing gowns.
Catherine said: ‘We’ve always been very close. It’s just a lot of fun. We both love fashion.
‘I go to the store see something I like and always buy one for my daughter too.’
Gabriella shares their outfits on Instagram and TikTok, where her followers often comment on how similar they look. Catherine said she loves ‘being mistaken for 30 years younger than [she is]’.
‘You guys look just like twins,’ wrote one commenter on a recent video.
And while others weren’t quite so convinced, they still loved the pairs’ sense of style. ‘Nah its clear she is mom…but damn gorgeous genes indeed,’ write one user.
Catherine and Gabriella recently walked in a show in New York Fashion Week together and spent the week donning formal dresses, which was great because they love a ‘glamourous look’.
Gabriella said: ‘I said I wanted to audition for fashion week and mum said “let me do it too”.
‘We wore beautiful, purple dresses with big, poofy sleeves. We even matched the event – which was purple.
‘Walking out in matching sparkly dresses and stilettos people weren’t discreet taking photos.’
Catherine loves being able to achieve her dreams with her daughter at her side.
She said: ‘My time is just beginning – and I’m getting to do them with my daughter. I don’t want to be defined by any number.
‘I want to inspire other people that it’s never too late to achieve your dreams and goals.’
The duo hopes to design a clothing or jewellery line together in the future and match on the red carpet together.
Gabriella hopes to follow in the footsteps of her mum, a former Miss Connecticut USA – and is being coached by her.
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