tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post615734010480750512..comments2024-03-29T03:29:27.848-07:00Comments on Cation Designs: My Mother's QipaoCation Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-59532138506313725352014-07-09T06:22:08.946-07:002014-07-09T06:22:08.946-07:00What a gem to keep! I love vintage Qipao dresses.....What a gem to keep! I love vintage Qipao dresses....something personal and unique. And you look just as lovely as your glamorous mum wearing it!<br />May<br />www.walkinginmay.comWalking In Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830965675395012690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-26203091542604873972013-05-28T10:42:26.752-07:002013-05-28T10:42:26.752-07:00What a beautiful dress! Your mum was beautiful and...What a beautiful dress! Your mum was beautiful and you are so like her! I love how she has posed for photos LONG before that was the norm. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06525020848581000170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-57701955792613767552013-05-21T14:58:21.262-07:002013-05-21T14:58:21.262-07:00What a beautiful dress, and both you and your moth...What a beautiful dress, and both you and your mother are simply stunning! Your mum sounds like an amazing woman and I love the idea of paying tribute to her by recreating her garments. I can't wait to see them come to life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-31652850970676830122013-05-16T23:03:01.437-07:002013-05-16T23:03:01.437-07:00Oh Cindy this is such a lovely post! Your mom is s...Oh Cindy this is such a lovely post! Your mom is such a beauty and you look exactly like your young mom! :) Love love love this.Cindy Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513758531533243780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-47583785588780478452013-05-16T11:07:48.108-07:002013-05-16T11:07:48.108-07:00Awesome photos of your mom! And what a lovely dre...Awesome photos of your mom! And what a lovely dress! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-6079598423635124162013-05-15T17:23:27.174-07:002013-05-15T17:23:27.174-07:00Sounds like we should do a SewAlong! =)
(I'm ...Sounds like we should do a SewAlong! =)<br /><br />(I'm sure you have better photos to go from though!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-67893378385648543442013-05-14T10:37:45.850-07:002013-05-14T10:37:45.850-07:00Ah, I love this post. And I love that project idea...Ah, I love this post. And I love that project idea -- what a wonderful way to combine your creative passion with a terrific tribute to your mom. Also, so many things about those photos are deliciously vintage! The floor was the first thing I noticed!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406909491823466233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-21917325454910671202013-05-13T15:26:35.453-07:002013-05-13T15:26:35.453-07:00My mom is 83 and I still remember her dresses that...My mom is 83 and I still remember her dresses that she wore to dances and her Chanel No. 5 perfume that she always wore for special occasions. I vaguely remember her 60's dresses. I'm glad my dad took pics from the 40's to present.CTpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06578761836954740915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-49391789666663710112013-05-13T15:13:56.246-07:002013-05-13T15:13:56.246-07:00Your mom's dress looks great on you! So sweet ...Your mom's dress looks great on you! So sweet :)!angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928065238345574964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-39131912565386614392013-05-13T10:12:27.761-07:002013-05-13T10:12:27.761-07:00Such a beautiful dress! Both your Mum and yourself...Such a beautiful dress! Both your Mum and yourself look very pretty in it :)<br /><br />My mum was only a child in the 70's so even if she had kept hold of any of her clothes I would be looking at 80's stuff too, although I'm more of a 40's/50's fan than 60's/70's anyway. A lovely idea to recreate some of her clothing from old photos <3Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981876949504297182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-7429596384511461922013-05-13T09:38:24.222-07:002013-05-13T09:38:24.222-07:00My mom actually made a lot of her clothes in the 7...My mom actually made a lot of her clothes in the 70s, which is why I think it would be so fun to make my own versions of her me-mades now! I'll definitely share photos when I get back home and can scan them. Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-61291486566751963362013-05-13T09:37:40.531-07:002013-05-13T09:37:40.531-07:00Awww that's so cool that you could use the exa...Awww that's so cool that you could use the exact same patterns! Let's do it!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-84077177781052063572013-05-13T09:37:13.593-07:002013-05-13T09:37:13.593-07:00Thank you! I'll definitely be showing the mom ...Thank you! I'll definitely be showing the mom version and my version when the time comes!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-7060042877140999042013-05-13T09:36:49.379-07:002013-05-13T09:36:49.379-07:00I know!! That's why I totally had a complex gr...I know!! That's why I totally had a complex growing up!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-12872439496790367732013-05-13T09:36:34.113-07:002013-05-13T09:36:34.113-07:00My dad did indeed take these (and many many many m...My dad did indeed take these (and many many many more) photos of her...he was a bigtime photography fan back then. Good thing, as it means I have all these documented outfit pics! <br /><br />Awww, too bad that your mom didn't keep her clothes for you! Let's do it -- let's make our mothers' wardrobes!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-13976677566713807942013-05-13T09:35:05.728-07:002013-05-13T09:35:05.728-07:00Aren't those heels amazing? I think they must ...Aren't those heels amazing? I think they must be what, five inches high, without the added platform in the front that most heels have these days. Her feet are much smaller than mine, though, so I wouldn't be able to fit them even if she kept them!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-89895336709819111142013-05-13T09:32:54.368-07:002013-05-13T09:32:54.368-07:00Oddly enough, their bedroom walls now are that sam...Oddly enough, their bedroom walls now are that same shade of orange...<br /><br />It's funny how the 70s is the last "acceptable" fashion decade...what will our kids do when they have to remake our old childhood photos? The 80s/90s = sucks!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-1431658112741839652013-05-13T09:31:21.476-07:002013-05-13T09:31:21.476-07:00Thanks! I was so excited when I tried it on and it...Thanks! I was so excited when I tried it on and it actually fit.Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-65849126023265776062013-05-13T09:30:48.226-07:002013-05-13T09:30:48.226-07:00Hahahaha that's too funny! There are a couple ...Hahahaha that's too funny! There are a couple pictures of her as a teen that look identical to my high school ID, but I think we look a bit more different as adults. Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-8911436791400499692013-05-13T09:29:56.000-07:002013-05-13T09:29:56.000-07:00Isn't she? Whenever she would tell me stories ...Isn't she? Whenever she would tell me stories about her childhood I'd be blown away. It's too bad this is one of only two dresses she's kept though...it makes me want to keep all my me-mades, just in case my daughter wants them!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-22981322680810438012013-05-13T09:28:22.358-07:002013-05-13T09:28:22.358-07:00Awww thanks!Awww thanks!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-30082730889330954272013-05-13T09:28:13.794-07:002013-05-13T09:28:13.794-07:00Isn't watching one's mother get dressed th...Isn't watching one's mother get dressed the best? No wonder why LM Montgomery writes about it in the Anne books!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-86696776725843518842013-05-13T09:27:36.474-07:002013-05-13T09:27:36.474-07:00Hahahaha if only we had a 70s-tastic couch for me ...Hahahaha if only we had a 70s-tastic couch for me to recreate that on!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-41409030647174533962013-05-13T09:27:14.813-07:002013-05-13T09:27:14.813-07:00I'm impressed that she kept it in relatively g...I'm impressed that she kept it in relatively good condition when others got thrown out. I probably won't get to this project until the summer when I move back and have access to her photo albums, though!Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479880960748887964.post-89016274328893171182013-05-13T09:26:25.963-07:002013-05-13T09:26:25.963-07:00When I was younger, I wanted with all my heart to ...When I was younger, I wanted with all my heart to look like her when I grew up, so that's so nice to hear! And yes, qipao (Mandarin) is the term for the high-necked, collared dress with the side slits. It's also called a cheongsam (the Cantonese name). Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.com