Old Mother Goose's clothes was the traditional costume of old ladies in England and Wales once upon a time; the fact that witches and Mother Goose are often shown in this type of clothing is simply because they are imagined as elderly women.

Old Mother Goose's clothes was the traditional costume of old ladies in England and Wales once upon a time; the fact that witches and Mother Goose are often shown in this type of clothing is simply because they are imagined as elderly women.