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In photos I saw when she was a kid and I was a kid, she looked like one of us, in pinafores and high pigtails, or Benetton sweaters and frizzy hair.

From Washington Post Jan. 13, 2023

We met her surrounded by piles of jumpers, pinafores and donated warm coats.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2022

Gingham and prints of island life added girlish charm to the relaxed shapes, which included pieces like pinafores, low-slung shorts and men's style shirts.

From Seattle Times Sep. 15, 2012

The white pinafores the little girls were wearing almost glowed, reminding me, for just a moment, of the real Céline shirt.

From New York Times Oct. 13, 2010

She always wore pretty, dainty clothes—dresses with fluffy matching pinafores.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry