When my son was about 7, we went shopping to several stores and I did a quick stop at a woman's clothing shop. There was a clearance rack of items that I quickly browsed, and pulled out a simple teal, very short nightgown, very slinky & silky (but not see-through). As I looked at the price tag, he gasped, "You're not getting THAT, are you???" I said I didn't know, was there a reason I shouldn't? He said in dismay, "That's not for moms! That's for women like Vanna White!" (At that time I guess we had Wheel of Fortune on with some frequency.) Well, even though I'm not sized anywhere close to Vanna, I marched that gown immediately to the checkout counter and told him that moms could indeed wear this! We laughed about this for years.
He got married this past weekend. At a bridal shower I gave his finance a very slinky nightgown, and told her the Vanna White story.