what’s your grandma called?

Posted by Laia Moras on

My grandma was a Belfast city girl in the early 60’s, wearing high heels, mini skirts and the Jackie Kennedy bouffant hairstyle. She later moved to Philadelphia, where her style was heavily influenced by the Hippie culture in America. When she married my german grandpa, and moved to a village in the middle of nowhere in south Germany, she was quickly humbled when she found out that german housewives are more into cooking and cleaning than the latest runway fashion. So to say, my grandma is an Icon - 83 today, she has kept all of her old clothing on the big attic in her house. Fashion is the bond between me and my grandma, growing up I would sneak up to the attic and try on her old gorgeous wedding dress and style it with different wigs and heels. Today, it is our little ritual - whenever I come home for Christmas or Easter, me and my Grandma hide away in the attic and go through all of the clothes, all of the old versions of herself throughout the years, and she tells me the stories these clothes hold and, whatever I want, I can take. She says “well, I can’t take them to my grave, can I”

 

what's your grandma called?

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  • Anna <3 She was my favorite person ever and she really shaped the way I am. Before she died she gifted me her wedding ring with her name engraved on it!

    A.P. on

  • Avelina, she was 94 when she died. I kept one of her dressed when she passed away, she was the strongest woman I knew.

    kat on

  • Her name was Nelli. And I stole her name to give it to my daughter.

    May on

  • Nievitas ♥️

    P on

  • Lubov which means Love. She was very spiritual and would often tell me there was a little girl following me (spirit) that wanted to play. I would sit and talk to that spirit when playing alone, and now I sometimes talk to my grandma when alone in my apartment (I won’t say I fully believe in spirits but it still feels comforting)

    Michelle on

  • Dolore, who just turned 96 this year and still drives a car (!), may I be so fortunate as to inherit her good genes and independence.

    N on

  • Bellarmina !!!! <3

    x on

  • Both very beautiful strong women with a not easy life

    Annemarie and Katharina on

  • if i could steal one piece from my grandma’s closet, it would be one of her traditional Mexican huipiles, handwoven, colorful, and full of stories. she’s worn them everyday of her life, and to me, they carry the soul of where i come from

    J on

  • Alexandra :) she was the loveliest human ever <3

    Fiona on
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