A TikToker is trying on her grandmother's honeymoon outfits that have been packed in a suitcase since 1952

Celia FernandezMay 14, 2022, 18:11 IST

Maddy Bill's grandmother, Marie D’Allesandro Donato, told Insider she kept the clothes for her future children and grandchildren.Marie D'Allesandro Donato/Maddy Bill

Maddy Bill shared a TikTok video of her grandmother's honeymoon clothes from 1952.
Bill tried on Marie D'Allesandro Donato's outfits and told Insider everything fit perfectly.

When Marie D'Allesandro Donato went on her honeymoon to New York in 1952, she packed everything she needed in one green suitcase.

Marie D'Allesandro Donato and Anthony James Donato went to New York for their honeymoon.Marie D’Allesandro Donato

Almost 70 years later, D'Allesandro Donato's granddaughter, Maddy Bill, inherited the suitcase from her mom.

Maddy Bill told Insider her mom held onto the suitcase for years.Maddy Bill

The first outfit Bill tried on was a black dress her grandmother wore out to dinner during the honeymoon.

Bill told Insider her grandmother kept the clothes she wore on her honeymoon in great condition.Marie D'Allesandro Donato/Maddy Bill

D'Allesandro Donato wore a striped outfit on the train from Pennslyvania to New York. She told Insider the look was her favorite.

D'Allesandro Donato told Insider the striped dress she saved was her favorite.Marie D’Allesandro Donato/Maddy Bill

Bill said she grew up seeing her grandmother's impeccable fashion sense.

Bill told Insider her grandmother took pride in how she presented herself.Marie D’Allesandro Donato/Maddy Bill

Bill said seeing her grandmother's reaction to her pictures in the clothes made her so proud.

Bill said seeing her grandmother's reaction was priceless.Maddy Bill

Like her grandmother, Bill plans on keeping the suitcase and passing it down to her future children and grandchildren.

Bill told Insider she wants the suitcase of clothes to continue being a family heirloom.Maddy Bill

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