Angie I have tears in my eyes as I read about your mum – how moving, touching, and lovely. I am sorry for your loss and I feel lucky that we benefit from your mum’s terrific fashion sense. It is also lovely to see you as a child and in your matching outfits – how perfect!!!!

I remember one fashion incident with my mom – every year duing a certain festival we would get new clothes that were custom stitched by a tailor. And when I was about 10 years old, I went shopping with my mom for the material for my outfit. We went to every single shop and I couldn’t find anything that I liked because I wanted something that would stand out and be different. After many hours, we finally found something that I felt was distinctive and not “yet another piece of material”. Thinking back, I feel guilty that I put my mother through the agony of store after store, ream after ream of fabric. And I am thankful to her for her unlimited patience and love for me.

Your mother sounds like a lovely woman and you look just like her (even when not in matching outfits). I’m sorry you lost her so young.

My mother has her own definite style that is much more conservative and preppy than mine. But the main fashion incident that I remember from my childhood (when I had no interest in clothes) involves a time when she’d been invited to a big fancy party and had a vision of just the kind of dress she wanted to wear. She went around saying, “It’s not going to have flowers, and it’s not going to have ruffles, it’s going to be REE. LLY. CHIC.” She got one of those slinky 1970s maxi-dresses in a bold graphic print–I think she still has it in a closet somewhere.

OMG Angie this is one of the most wonderful posts! Thank you for posting this darling picture. Your mother looks like a celebrity to me.

I love the mother-daughter dresses you are wearing and my mother made one for me that I loved too. What a wonderful memory.

Debbie

Angie, Thank you for this beautiful, touching post. This picture of you with your mom is priceless. I think it is so amazing that she would make matching outfits for the two of you, and I think you look fab in this picture.

I grew up in a small town in Iowa, and one year my mom took me to the big city of Des Moines to go shopping. The Limited was a new store then, and my mom bought me a bunch of clothes in their “Outback” look. I felt so metropolitan, and was a perfect day I’ll never forget. Thank you, Mom!!

Angie, I can see from the photo how much your Mum loved you. She lives on in you and your loving spirit!

My grandmother was a wonderful seamstress (like Angie, a skill set not passed on to me!) and she made gorgeous dresses for me as a girl. I particularly remember one that was a full-length peasant-style dress in black fabric dotted with tiny pink flowers. As I became a teen, she altered clothing for me as those were the days before stylish petite clothing. My mom’s grandma knitted and crocheted gorgeous sweaters and caps for me as a baby. I was styling from day one, thanks to the lovely and talented women in my family!

Thank you for sharing this touching story and picture with us, Angie.

We didn’t have a lot of money when I was a little girl, but my mother was also an excellent seamstress (a skill I also did not inherit!) All my clothes were homemade, unless I was given a gift from a relative at Christmas. When I needed a new outfit for a special occasion, we visited the expensive boutiques and gasped at the prices, I tried on dresses, and my mother sketched the favorite. We then scoured the fabric stores for just the right fabric, trim, buttons (and she would splurge on these). Then she headed for the sewing machine and began re-creating the designer dress specially for me. One day in college, an immaculately dressed gentleman asked me the name of my tailor. “What?” was my response. He told me that I certainly couldn’t buy clothing like I wore in the stores and gave me profuse compliments on the quality of my dresses. That was the first time I ever admitted that my mother made my clothes, and I believe it was at that moment that I came to appreciate her hard work and sacrifice and the beautiful things she had made just for me. She sewed my wedding dress, maternity clothes for my first pregnancy, and smocked a dress for each of my two daughters. Then she quit! I guess she deserves that retirement! I’m truly thankful for her and grateful that she’s still around so I can take her shopping now! The difference these days is that I just plop my credit card down, instead of facing the sewing machine!

Angie,

What a beautiful story! Reminds me of a picture of my mom and me. I’ll have to dig that one up. Our little Mum’s day tradition is that sisters and I would pool our savings and buy mom flowers and a book. I happened to get busy and skip last year and she confessed much later she was disappointed! I vowed never again to let a chance pass to let her know how much I love her and what an great influence she was been in my life, especially since she is so far away. She was always the most beautiful, fashionable and put-together woman I had known growing up. I like to think whatever sense of style I have, I got from her. She is always far more effortlessly chic than I am though. Here’s to mothers!

I have to add that she was always my shopping guide, always picking fabulous outfits for me. Even after so many years I feel lost shopping without her.

Your post truly warmed my heart and brought a tear to my eye. That photograph speaks volumes…your mother was absolutely stunning and what an eye for fashion! You’re equally stunning and its evident where you acquired such good taste and such a passion for fashion. I’ll stop gushing now, thanks for sharing

p.s. About the photo: The dresses are fab, but that couch is incredible! Wouldn’t you just kill to have that in your house today?? Love it!

I had kind of the reverse experience; my mother (& all her sisters & most of their kids, but NOT her mother!) is completely style free. She gravitates to large, unfitted clothing in plain colours, often garage sale finds. She does express herself through unusual necklaces, which I often covet, but that’s it.

We used to fight over clothes endlessly. She could not understand why I would burst into tears over the third generation (read: 15 years old) hand-me-downs she would gather for me from her sister. Since she didn’t value clothing or appearance (beyond being cleaned & groomed), why did I?!? Why didn’t I want her to make clothes for me any more?! (She made things to her ideas of fit, not mine.)

She is an absolutely marvellous mother in every other arena, and I treasure every moment with her. I wish battles over clothes hadn’t been part of such a warm, loving relationship! But here’s the interesting part. I am slooooowly self-educating on style & taste, and over the past 10 years or so (hey, I’ve got bad fashion-genes to battle!), I’ve noticed her studying my outfits intently whenever I see her. Like she can’t quite figure out what it is I’m doing…

It’s taking a huge amount of patience & effort, but I’m finally getting her to talk about her clothes & appearance, and it’s become an unspoken 2 front effort with HER sister & best friend working on her make-up & shopping habits. I can see teeny, tiny changes, and I can see her feeling a little better every time she makes one! Doing this positively, without criticism, and without making her uncomfortable (she’ll shut down), is taking eons, but every little bit helps! I love to see her shine when something works!

Wonderful post, Angie.

Angie, this is such a lovely and touching post. Your Mum looks gorgeous and stylish in that photo- and so do you!

I’ve actually just come back from seeing my Mum, as my parents are visiting me this month. Like me she loves clothes, and though our styles differ, I consider her to have excellent taste. She has always professed to hate sewing (though my grandmother and I both love it- maybe it skips a generation!) but did make my sister and me some smocked dresses when we were little, which I remember loving.

(Laura, I agree! I was thinking “Wow, that house has style!” when I saw the photo.)

Absolutely stunning!

Your post prompted me to run and look at some photos with my mom. She passed away nine years ago also. She was a true beauty like your mom.

What a lovely gift yo gave me today in anticipation of Mother’s Day. We just had our sixth grandchild born- lots to be grateful for…

Angie, you have your mom’s beautiful smile.

Oh Angie, this post brought tears to my eyes. I know how much you miss your mom. How wonderful that you have such special memories. THanks for sharing them with us.

You and your mom are styling! Love the matching dresses.

Though I wouldn’t call my mom very fashionable nowadays, I did love to go shopping with her when I was little. I still like to go shopping with her when I’m home, but we have different taste in clothes and she tends to wear clothes that are loose-fitting as she carries her excess weight in her middle (which, unfortunately, I do too–i just know how to camouflage it better).

In her heyday though, she was the epitome of style. I’ve seen old pictures of her from the ’60s and she wore cute miniskirts and adorable dresses. And she had great legs!

Awww, you and your Mum look so beautiful and her makeup looks like the makeup of today. She was ahead of the times back then. She was just so beautiful. I need to remember special moments like this and capture them with my own daughter. Thanks for sharing this moment with us!

Such a lovely and tender post, Angie. You look a lot like your mom, I can see that. The photo so adorable and your smile priceless. It got me all teary eyed. Mom posts do that too me because my mom lives all the way in Croatia and I miss her.
I have to thank my mom for my fashion interest as well. She doesn’t know how to sew so we never wore matching outfits (which I would have loved as a child), but I certainly raided her closet in my teenage years. What can I say, my mom always bought cool clothes. Even today, she buys certain pieces with intentions of actually giving them to me which I think is so adorable. When we do our weekly video-conferences, we do a “show and tell” portion where we parade newly acquired clothing or interesting outfits. She is my favorite shopping buddy, and I have never met such a tireless shopper.

Yes this brought tears to my eyes. What a beautiful tribute to your Mother, and all Mother’s this Mother’s Day. Thankyou Angie.
You and your Mom are so beautiful. You look just like her and you both have luminous skin. How cute that your Mother had a little girl who is a perfect matched set to herself.
Those dresses are so beautiful. Your Mom had great taste and you are like her in that way too.
I also noticed the couch. Killer!

lovely dress! i’d wear it.

That photo of you with your mother is just beautiful! She is obviously a very graceful and elegant lady and I don’t wonder that you developed such a great eye for fashion and style while growing up with her at your side.

My mother used to be very interested in clothes when she was young. In the country where I grew up it was more common to have your clothes made rather than bought ready made in stores, so she and my grandmother would go to their favorite seamstresses every so often (or sometimes the seamstress would come to our house) to have outfits made, from tailored suits to cotton sundresses. I loved tagging along to watch them plan outfits and do fittings.

My mom, however, tends to save her good clothes for special occasions only and dresses in a very casual (and I mean sloppy, not stylish!) way most of the time. I am planning to get her some casual, but pretty summer tops that I hope will convince her to ditch the faded oversized T-shirts.

I also got teary-eyed! You look just like your mom, Angie.

My mother is also a seamstress. If I close my eyes, I can hear the whir of her sewing machine and the feel of muslin and cotton in my hands, as I would sit on the floor of her sewing room, stuffing dolls she would make for me. I also have indelible memories of the local fabric store which had three floors of fabrics and rows of sewing pattern books to look through.

I don’t think she ever made us matching mother/daughter outfits, but I do remember her making my sister and I matching outfits. In particular, I remember matching leather miniskirts and white patent go-go-boots. I loved those boots!

My mom taught me to sew and I am a fairly competent seamstress myself. When my own girls were little, I sewed all kinds of adorable dresses for them. But I lost interest after awhile and don’t sew anymore. My girls spend a few weeks each summer with my mom, and both are learning to sew.

My mom was a theater major in college and she loves making costumes. She has sewed up many costumes for the girl’s plays, and piles and piles of elaborate fantasy dress-up clothing that have been passed down from family to family. And my girls had more American Girl doll clothes than any other kid on the block – my mom went crazy sewing up an entire wardrobe.

SO very beautiful, angie…two amazing women…

Angie,
This is not cheesy at all!! Hannah Anderson has made a fortune off this concept, right?

My fondest fashion memories are of trying on my mother’s assortment of 70s go-go boots! White, beige, and tan suede tie-ups from Spain! They were so fabulous. I wish she had kept them. Also, I remember trying on her Buffalo heels (remember those thick wedge high heel strappy sandals?). Also, I still have her original Louis Vuitton satchel from the 1970s. It’s pretty beaten up, but once in a while I’ll wear it with a scarf tied around the handle to hide its wounds.

Thanks for making me think of this homage to Moms. Think I’ll give her a call…

Angie, thank you for sharing this wonderful picture of you and your Mom. Both of you look beautiful, and I can see you’ve inherited both your mother’s stunning looks and fabulous style. Your Mom sounds like an incredible lady.

That.. is so sweet. You two look incredible in that photograph. So lively and pretty!

My fondest memory is my mom painting my fingernails. I felt so grown up

I love how Angie’s mom has a very sexy, deep V decolletage while Angie has a very age appropriate higher neckline. And while the dresses are of identical fabric, they are not identically styled. That’s kind of why they work for both of these very beautiful models.

My mother and I have always had very very different tastes and styles. So we have had our battles. She is unable to purchase clothing for me because she buys things she thinks are “cute” and are mostly her taste and not mine. I can always buy things she likes because I can read her tastes and I don’t buy for me, I buy for her. I also shop for her in stores she likes, which may not be stores I would normally frequent. She used to be upset that things she bought for my grandmother were rejected by my grandmother — who was girly and loved florals, ruffles, frills and lace. My mother hates those and they are not my taste, but I would look for this type of item for my Nana and she would love them.

Happy Mother’s Day to all.

Thank you for sharing this beautiful story and a picture of your mother with us Angie!

Oh, your mother is stunning, and you look so much like her. It’s so sad that you lost her so young. Thank you for sharing your memories with us.
My mom used to knit and growing up I always wore sweaters, scarves and even dresses made my her. Thinking back to it, they were quite cute, even though mine were often made with yarn left from whatever she made for herself. She always has been an early trend adopter, and I could never quite get it – I wish I had inherited some of that enthusiasm.

What a wonderful story! I remember when I was little my mom and I had matching brown penny loafers; I’ll never forget those shoes – I know just how you felt!

You look RADIANTLY happy in this image, Angie. Thanks for sharing this little tidbit about your lovely mom with us.

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you. What a wonderful tribute Angie!

My mom has never been too concerned with style or fashion although I appreciate the ways she has tried to indulge me over the years. She was always quite good with the sewing machine though and always made us elaborate, fabulous Halloween costumes (Prairie outfits, Martha Washington, Snow White).
Like most girls of my generation, I was forced to take Home Economics and that included sewing. Not my skill! I remember a sleepless night and tears over the final project – a simple two peice dashiki style blouse – and my wonderful mom let me smuggle the garment home so she could help me finish it.

Good memories!

Oh Angie! This brought tears to my eyes. It is obvious you had a wonderful Mom and she raised a women with great style, personality and sincerity. I really mean this as this is obvious in your blog and forum posts.

My Mom left this world when I was 12 , but _in my 30s_ I still feel her presence in my life significantly. She also had great joy dressing herself and the whole family. Sewing and knitting was something we enjoyed together as I helped her. I also remember having a budget out of her paycheck to get what I want even at that young age. She took me to shopping monthly within that budget and let me choose. Years later, I was later told that the choices I was offered was always pre-chosen by her before we went to the store. Smart, isn’t it?

Angie, I love the post and it’s so wonderful that you have such happy memories of your mother. I’ve been spending the week with my mother so it really brought home the importance of treasuring the time we have together. My mother was also a seamstress and I’ll never forget my fave outfit -the matching pucci print mini skirts she made my sister & me – which we wore with white gogo boots!

Your story brought tears to my eyes. You had such a special relationship with your mum. You both look lovely. (I can already see your signature smile shining through.) I recall in the 70’s was common and appropriate to have matching clothing. It is not so stylish now when I see tourists in Hawaii sporting their matching Aloha shirts and Muumuus (the Hawaiian maxi dress).

My mother did not care for the latest fashion, but as with anyone, she always wanted to look good. She loved, and still does, jewelry.

With regard to the couch, my parents still have a similar couch! It dates back to the 70’s and has been recovered several times.

Happy Mother’s Day. I’m sure your little girls will make it a special one for you.

Angie, thank you again for a lovely post dedicated to your beautiful mother. You, by the way, were so cute. Super cute.

The first fashion memory that came to mind was my mom’s wedding. My mom married for the first time when I was around 11. She wanted me to be in her big, glorious, and a bit over-the-top wedding. I was a bridesmaid. One day she was talking about what colors she wanted in her wedding, and she mentioned having fuschia bridesmaid dresses. I about had a fit. I told her, I will NOT be in your wedding if you make me wear PINK. I won. Our dresses were teal (which was very popular in 1989/1990).

The wedding was beautiful. It went off without a hitch. And my mom was gorgeous in her dress.

Awwww….Angie, what a beautiful story! You are so blessed to have such a stylish mother who enstilled great talent in you.

My mom was very fashionable in the 70’s also, unfortunately she is still stuck in her 70’s flare…lol! My sister and I received most of our fashion sense from our Grandmother, who loved to dress and shop, especially for church. Everyone says that I am just like my Grandmother and they all call me “Glamour Girl”, because I love to dress up for all occassions.

It is something about looking fabulous that just gives you so much confidence, not only on the outside, but on the inside and I wish I could convey that to the rest of my family and friends who feel that they never have time.

I am so happy that I found this site and all of the knowledge that I receive from reading it daily. I have increased my style quotient ten fold! Thank you Angie!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful Mother’s who work so hard everyday!

Angie, your mother is absolutely gorgeous! Now I see where you get it from! I actually think both of you look GOOD in your matching maxi dresses! When I was little my mom and I wore matching Easter dresses in horrible pastel colors because she wanted to embrace American traditions. We don’t do that anymore though

I love shopping trips with my mom to this day. I feel good when she finds something that makes her happy, because she generally isn’t very confident, and likewise, if I find something great, she won’t let me pass it up. If I can’t afford it, she will either chip in or just get it for me, so I guess I have been a bit spoiled. But whenever we both come home from a shopping trip with new stuff, I think we both feel good and I know this will be one of my favorite memories. I still plan on flying her to Seattle for a consultation with you Angie! She needs it and deserves it.

You two are too dang cute! Thanks so much for the post!

That’s beautiful, Angie. I’m one of four sisters (and one brother) and my Mom used to make matching outfits for all of us girls, and very occasionally for herself as well. As you say, maybe cheesy, but acceptable at the time and in our social circle and we loved it.

You look so much like your mother. You must love seeing her in your face!

What a beautiful story! You both look fabulous in your matching outfits.

What a wonderful entry and a wonderful photo.

My mother was and is still the most stylish woman I know. It is because of her that I am studying fashion design. I was never much about clothing as a child, but my mother allowed and encouraged me to express my style how I chose. Today we share an enthusiasm for shopping and when I come home, we bring out our latest purchases and play dress up together. It’s one of my favorite things to do.

Thank you so much for sharing such a beautiful story and picture. It all makes so much sense seeing the artist that you grew up with. You both shine!!

A beautiful, touching post Angie. Thank you for sharing that and for the picture- you both radiate style. I also got teary reading the post and want to let you know it made me stop and appreciate my mother’s lifelong dedication to style (she’s 76 and still rocks animal-prints-and-boots). Your blog is helping me to be a better role model for my own daughter. Many thanks for that.

This post moved me to tears, Angie. It is such a great tribute to your beautiful and stylish mother. It is so obvious the impact your mum had on you with fashion, and now she is having on all of us here at YLF. Isn’t that neat how life works? I love that. Thank you for sharing that personal picture with us. You both look so wonderful.

My grandmother who is 88 yrs old, was who made the biggest impact on me with fashion. She also knows how to sew really well, and to this day she still makes her own dresses. Her appearance is impeccable, and her clothes are always neat and perfectly pressed. She does not wear makeup, or does her nails or her hair which is really white now, but yet she is still so elegant to me. I have fond memories of all the cute outfits she would make my dolls, and I loved that she listened to what I wanted her to sew for the dolls! Those were my first experiences with fashion as a child.

My mother also helped me understand that having a well groomed appearance and well-cared and pressed clothes are the most important thing about putting a look together. When I was a teen, ‘grunge’ was all the rage but she never let me walk out of the house with wrinkled shirts or sloppy clothes. Thank you, mom! It is because of her that I have never walked out of my house wearing the popular pijama and gear clothing that are so loved in our society too.

Angie,

What a lovely post! You look so much like your uber stylish Mum. It brought tears to my eyes.

Marianne, my Mom is also a fabulous knitter and early trend adopter. Sadly, I didn’t inherit her abilities at all. I still have some of the intricate sweaters she made for herself (passed down to me). I don’t wear them anymore, but I’ll definitely hang on to them.

As for style, my mother always encouraged me to get out of my conservative box. She also has a good eye for practical and long wearing items, and tried to get me complete outfits whenever possible (in contrast, I was the type of shopper who ended up with lots of closet orphans). We don’t always get along when shopping, though: I’m a very slow decision maker and over analyze everything to death, and she can get impatient.

Angie, thank you so much for sharing that touching post and wondeful picture. And thanks to the rest of the members for sharing their memories as well.

My mom didn’t sew and we didn’t have matching outfits. However, my mom’s father passed away when she was five, and growing up on a widow’s pension, she never had many clothes. What she did have were hand me downs. Later having two girls, she wanted us to have the clothes we wanted (within reason) and now I can see she indulged us. I especially remember Gloria Vanderbilt jeans, Izod shirts and Polo shirts in a rainbow of colors in the early 1980s.

My mom herself had great style in the 60s and 70s. And now those styles are back. She was so young when she had us that everything looks so great on her. I don’t have any girls, but I want my boys to remember me the way the earlier poster remembers her chic grandma.

And I want to learn how to sew.

I am having tears in my eyes,as I am reading this post.The photo is truly wonderful.
My mom is a very good seamstress but stopped sewing about ten years ago due to backpain.She would make lovely dresses for me and my siblings inspite of being a working mom.She would search for cute patterns in magazines and recreate those.I have fond memories of a white cindrella dress, that she sew for me,with lace,glitter and all.My friend’s mom would borrow my newly sewed clothes and get the exact pattern tailored for her.Now when I look back,it makes me smile.I wish to take my mom for a bra-fitting session when she visits me this year.

A beautiful and touching tribute to your Mum.

Hi Angie,

My mother was also a fantastic seamstress (she went to school to be a fashion designer) and she used to make matching outfits for my sister and I. We liked the things she made (they were impeccable) but I don’t know if we appreciated them as much as we could have. It was fun matching my sister, especially because everyone always thought we were twins! My mom passed away 5 years ago when I was 21 and I always miss her on mother’s day. I still have every single one of the outfits that she made for my sister and I and I hope that I have daughters someday so that they can wear them too!

Wonderful post, Angie! Your mum was a beautiful woman and you most certainly inherited her smile and style.

Also forgot to add this, my mom used to make dresses for myself and my younger sister when we were younger out of the same material. As I am petite and always have been small for my age and my younger sister was the same height as me from the age of five (and also looked exactly like me), we looked like identical twins.

OMG, Angie that picture couldn’t be more precious.

I hope this isn’t dimented, but after loosing my mom suddenly in May 2007 I find comfort in knowing that other daughters lost their mom prematurely as well.

My mom made my sister & I matching outfits, all my special occasion dresses (even past college) and every curtain hanging in my home.

How I miss her so!!

Your story could be mine. My Mom could sew like nobody’s business. Often without a pattern and each item looked store bought! My fondest memories of my Mom are when we dressed “matching”. Thanks so much for your reflection : )

Also… you do resemble your Mom a lot, and that’s nice.

Dee

Lovely post Angie, thanks for sharing!

Oh so beautiful! Thank you for sharing those memories and photo of your lovely mother. You look just like her.

My mom is also a seamstress and sewed for me everything from Little House on the Prairie dresses and stirrup pants in the ’80s, my high school formals in the 90s, and even my wedding dress. She always listened to me and wanted to make fashionable clothes for me because our budget and small town did not have many other options. It used to be less expensive to sew your own clothes, but not so much now … depends on the garment and quality, I suppose.

I still love my wedding dress even 12 years later, so I know it was perfectly tailored to fit me and my personality. It was simple … full silk shantung skirt and bodice, with lace overlay on the bodice and long sleeves, and just a small line of beading along the scoop neck. She made 3 or 4 muslin patterns to tailor, so it was a perfect fit. I think she’s spoiled me because nothing fits now like her perfect fits did! What a labor of love for a mother to sew for her daughter.

Such a lovely post, Angie. Thank you for touching us all. My mom also sewed, and we had matching outfits, too. I especially remember a set of mod ’60s shift dresses with daisy trim. Those have been on my mind recently, and I was just talking about them with a girlfriend this week. I lost my mom when I was 17, so these great memories are all the more special.

I also got teary reading your post Angie. What lovely memories.

My mother sewed almost all my dresses, and while we didn’t do matching with her, she did make a matching set for my sister and me. She was a much more competent seamstress than I was, and though I can sew myself, I never really got past having her on hand to consult with and check at every part of the process. She finished off a couple of my abandoned dressmaking projects too.

I loved a “dutch girl” costume Mum made for me with I was in year 1 for a fancy dress dance.

My Mum hated shopping, and completely bewildered my dad in the early years of their marriage by bursting into tears when trying to find shoes! I too find shopping difficult. Now in her 60’s I think she is finally getting comfortable with her style and shopping is a little easier. She is in great shape and very active and fit.

Mum wore her flat fronted pants right though the 80’s when I wanted her to embrace pleats – but I have changed my mind about them, not her.

I loved a seventies bias cut full length dress my Mum wore, and waited for ages for a seventies party so I could wear it. It is still in my box of precious clothes that I won’t throw out.

Oh Angie, this takes me back! I have a pic like this of my mom & me in matching dresses that she made. Brings tears to my eye’s! Your mom was GORGEOUS & you are one lucky girl as it sounds like you have many of her traits! I’m sure she’s smiling down on you & so proud of your success!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful mom’s out there!!

This is so sweet. I can definitely see where you got your classiness, poise, and grace. Your mum sounds like a lovely person.

My mom has become a great friend in recent years, and I truly respect her. I’ve been incredibly lucky to have such unconditional support and love.

She is also by far my favorite shopping buddy. Each of us has a good sense of what we are looking for (it helps that our body types are pretty similar) and we really “get” each other’s sense of style even though her lifestyle & preferences are much more casual than mine. I can always count on her for an honest opinion, to encourage me to try something different (even if it’s out of my comfort zone), and for a heartfelt compliment. She also made many a wonderful Halloween costume for me while growing up.

What a beautiful tribute to your mum, Angie. Lovely.

What a beautiful Mothers’ Day tribute! The picture of you and your mom is priceless. I envy you your special relationship.
Growing up, my father did all the shopping for all of us, including clothing and shoes. He meant well but was looking for practicality, definitely nothing like fashion. I remember being in tears when be brought home new shoes for me when I was about 13. They were black lace-ups with heavy rubber soles…soooo practical and soooo ugly when all the girls had cute ballerina flats. I’m sure what he bought for my mother wasn’t what she would have picked out either. Later I bought clothing for her, trying to learn what she liked. She had MS and could not get out herself.

Angie that is a gorgeous tribute to your mum. I bet she is tickled pink. You really resemble her – not just in your great looks, but in your grace, style and poise!!!

My Mum also made a lot of clothes includng matching outfits for myself and my brothers. I think our whole family had matching shorts made out of curtains at some stage!!!

Angie – your momma is lovely. Now I can see how you got your start with fashion. Lovely lovely photo.

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