Grandparents Wear Matching Outfits Every Day, Grandson Shares Pics
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Late last month, 17-year-old Anthony Gargiula tweeted pictures of his grandparents in carefully coordinated outfits, accompanied by a matter-of-fact caption: "My grandparents have been married for 52 years and they match outfits every day." That tweet has since earned more than 83,000 favorites and 40,000-plus retweets, and catapulted Ed and Fran Gargiula into the spotlight for their desire to match their attire.
"I never expected a tweet of my grandparents to go viral," Anthony told CNN, noting he gets text messages every morning from Ed, 76, and Fran, 74, showing a "preview" of their ensemble for the day: He says his favorite outfit of all time was a "bumblebee" getup where they wore opposing yellow and black shirts and pants.
Rich Gargiula, the Florida couple's son, adds, "Everybody looks forward to what they're going to wear."
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The Gargiulas, who used to be elementary teachers on Long Island in their pre-retirement days, met as 20-somethings at a teachers conference and realized they were a match (of the non-clothing variety) right from the start, per People. But about 20 years ago, when they took up country dancing as a hobby, they noticed other couples showed up to two-step in coordinating outfits — and so the Gargiulas ended up taking it a step further.
"It just became a habit," Ed says, adding that now they're so known for their paired wardrobes, "if we didn't match people would say, 'Oh my God!'" But their costume choices aren't just about the clothes — they're a representation of their relationship. "We match deep down, too," Ed says.