Street Style: Stylish Mom-Kid Couples on Mother’s Day
Photo: Bek Andersen
What did you do for your mom on Mother’s Day? Did you buy her gold-plated golf tees or the latest yoga gear? Perhaps you showered her with a trifecta of flowers, chocolates, and kisses, or maybe you strutted around town (bellies out, post-brunch) with your stylish mother (mother in-law, or grandma) in tow. If you were out and strolling the sunny streets of Manhattan, you might have bumped into the Cut’s Bek Andersen, who took snapshots of mother-kid couples (or matriarchical families) enjoying the happy weather. We asked the kids about the best lessons they learned from their mothers (e.g., how to eat a banana), and the mothers shared what they learned about motherhood over the years. Click through the slideshow above for some of the fiercest (and wisest) duos from both in and out of town.
Ellen Hughes, from Jacksonville, and daughter Locke Hughes What have you learned from each other?
Ellen: She taught me Manhattan. Locke: She tau...
Ellen Hughes, from Jacksonville, and daughter Locke Hughes What have you learned from each other?
Ellen: She taught me Manhattan. Locke: She taught me how to get over the little things and appreciate the big things. That’s cheesy. Photo: Bek Andersen
Amahi Angelone, son Niko What has motherhood taught you?
Amahi: Even if you think you’re ready for it, you’re never ready. Photo: Bek Andersen
Jackie and Khetani Mgido, daughter Munyaradzi Jackie: We live in Los Angeles. I came to New York for work — I’m a makeup artist — and they surpri...
Jackie and Khetani Mgido, daughter Munyaradzi Jackie: We live in Los Angeles. I came to New York for work — I’m a makeup artist — and they surprised me for Mother’s Day.
Photo: Bek Andersen
Connie, from Connecticut, and daughter Cassie What are your mother’s day plans?
Connie: Last night we saw Sleep No More, today we walked the Gre...
Connie, from Connecticut, and daughter Cassie What are your mother’s day plans?
Connie: Last night we saw Sleep No More, today we walked the Green Line. Cassie: The High Line.
What have you inherited from your mom?
Cassie: People say we laugh similarly.
What has your daughter taught you?
Connie: How different children can be from what the previous generation was — so independent and strong-willed.
Photo: Bek Andersen
Paula Sanders, from Huntington Beach, and daughter Lyndsay Nevins What have you inherited from your mom?
Lyndsay: My personality ... we are pret...
Paula Sanders, from Huntington Beach, and daughter Lyndsay Nevins What have you inherited from your mom?
Lyndsay: My personality ... we are pretty similar. Paula: Girls don’t want to admit that, right? When they’re younger they don’t know that their mom is so outrageous and amazing.
What has your daughter taught you?
Paula: She taught me to be a better person, to be more open, to be true, not to lie, not even to myself, do you know what I mean? Photo: Bek Andersen
Alex Auder, son Miklos Do you have a Mother’s Day tradition?
Alex: We’re tradition-less. Just a cozy morning at home, nothing too special, some ...
Alex Auder, son Miklos Do you have a Mother’s Day tradition?
Alex: We’re tradition-less. Just a cozy morning at home, nothing too special, some poached eggs with salmon and toast. I have a yoga studio on 11th, so I taught a class this morning.
Is there mom-specific yoga?
Just old-fashioned stretching and breathing. Photo: Bek Andersen
Sofie Oliver and son Tah Jai Arnold What has your son taught you about being a parent?
Sofie: You have to have that bond, where we can talk to e...
Sofie Oliver and son Tah Jai Arnold What has your son taught you about being a parent?
Sofie: You have to have that bond, where we can talk to each other about anything. We have our own little insider jokes, which I think is cool. Photo: Bek Andersen
Tavia, Greg, sons Austin, Bowie, Atticus What have you guys learned from your mom?
Well, how to be kind; How to play soccer; How to eat a banana...
Tavia, Greg, sons Austin, Bowie, Atticus What have you guys learned from your mom?
Well, how to be kind; How to play soccer; How to eat a banana. Photo: Bek Andersen
Stella Keating, daughters Kelly and Courtney. What’s something your daughters have taught you?
Stella: Technology and music. Now I am listening ...
Stella Keating, daughters Kelly and Courtney. What’s something your daughters have taught you?
Stella: Technology and music. Now I am listening to Of Monsters & Men.
What traits have you inherited from your mom?
Kelly: Patience and flexibility. I am pretty go-with-the-flow.
Courtney: I inherited my mother's abundance of energy and curiosity. Photo: Bek Andersen
Catherine Tan with husband Abdelmajid Kamil, mom Mary Lim and son Jibreal Kamil-Tan Photo: Bek Andersen
Yvonne Whipple, from Wisconsin, and Ceci Thompson Do you have a Mother’s Day tradition?
Yvonne: This is a first for me and, boy, if they want us...
Yvonne Whipple, from Wisconsin, and Ceci Thompson Do you have a Mother’s Day tradition?
Yvonne: This is a first for me and, boy, if they want us back, I’d love to come back.
Photo: Bek Andersen
Daniela Gorelov and son Oren Elasbat What’s your favorite thing about your mom?
Oren: She’s pretty.
What has your son taught you about parentin...
Daniela Gorelov and son Oren Elasbat What’s your favorite thing about your mom?
Oren: She’s pretty.
What has your son taught you about parenting?
Daniela: You need to treat your children as individuals and not a reflection of you. Photo: Bek Andersen
Susan Treiser, daughter-in-law Raya Treiser
What have you learned from your mother-in-law?
Raya: As a successful businesswoman, who’s also man...
Susan Treiser, daughter-in-law Raya Treiser
What have you learned from your mother-in-law?
Raya: As a successful businesswoman, who’s also managed to raise two amazing sons, she embodies this balance between work life and family life that I look up to.
What’s your business?
Susan: I’m a fertility doctor.
What do you tell people who really want to be a mom?
Susan: There’s no right or wrong way to be a mom. You just have to keep your goal in mind, it doesn’t matter how you get there. When you walk out of the hospital with the baby in your arms, you’re the mom.
Photo: Bek Andersen
Kanchana Sokka, Yamini Saravanal, Shri Sokka, Manisha Nair, from Ohio. Photo: Bek Andersen
Barbara Grebitus, from Chicago, and daughter Megan Grebitus Do you have a mother’s day tradition?
Barbara: It’s always brunch, I like my Mother’...
Barbara Grebitus, from Chicago, and daughter Megan Grebitus Do you have a mother’s day tradition?
Barbara: It’s always brunch, I like my Mother’s Day Brunch. And then we go shopping. Megan: She ditched the other kids to see me.
What have you inherited from your mom?
It’s the sense of humor. The very dry sarcasm.
What has motherhood taught you?
Barbara: Patience. I gotta roll with the punches. Megan: And there are a lot of them. Photo: Bek Andersen
Ingrid Ramanauskas, daughter Paula What have you learned from your daughter?
Ingrid: English. Photo: Bek Andersen
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