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Treasure Chest Friday, January 18, 2008 7:31 PM

About a year ago, my grandmother promised me her collection of qipaos when she found them. I was excited to receive this piece of family history. My mom told me that when my grandmother lived in Hong Kong the qipao was standard daily wear for her.

When my grandpa was purging all her stuff (see previous post), he luckily didn't get to her trunk until this past week. Inside that trunk were the real gems; clothes ranging from at least the 1960s through to 1988 when she moved to Canada. Now I'm in possession of twenty-one custom-made qipaos by a Shanghainese tailor including five with matching jackets.

Also in that trunk were a couple of cardigans, a blazer, a cashmere blue & black houndstooth coat, and a leather jacket from my grandparents' European travels in the '70s.

I tried on all twenty-one qipaos in one go. Who knew it would be such a work out!

tags: grandma qipao vintage

Comments (2)

bronwyn | 2008-01-19 03:29 AM | Reply

Wow! What an amzing collection to inherit. I really like your blog and will be back:)

yulanda | 2008-01-19 12:50 PM | Reply

Thank you :)