Family vintage.

I have shared with you my story about cleaning up my family house. I went through wardrobes, drawers of clothing, especially my mother’s clothes.

The fun part of going through “old stuff” is that you find cool unique pieces you remember your mother wearing back in the days. It’s like thrift shopping but in your own home.

I had told her I wanted to find and check the status of 2 coats she had, one leather jacket, one fur coat.

One of the items was a leather jacket, 80’s style with big shoulder pads. The jacket was in good condition, I had it dry-cleaned and now looks mint. 

The second, was a rabbit fur coat my mother had bought before I was even born, I think. I had known of that coat for years, yet I had never seen her wear it. Back in the days the mentality was that you would have nice things, but ONLY to wear in SPECIAL occasions.

Now, if you have a common life of work, taking care of kids, husband, house, etc, those special occasions don’t come often and you miss out on wearing your nice clothes.

The rabbit fur coat meant a lot to my mother, hence why she has cherished this coat for some many years. She grew up in extreme poverty, this was probably the 1st luxury item she ever bought with her own money. This coat represented something, represented that she had made it in life, she was no longer poor, that she could afford things.

She also gave me this coat. She said “If there is someone who will wear it, it’s you” 🙂

I now own these 2 coats and I really like them. I know for  fact, I will never sell these or give them away because they will always be my mothers’ coats. When I wear them, I know she HAS made it.  She has worked really hard, raised 2 amazing human beings (me included), built/owns several properties. She has made it, when I wear these coats, I carry my mothers’ legacy on my shoulders. 

My name is Franca and this is personal.