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Who says that one can no longer be stylish when he/she gets older? According to a CNNGO article by Bruce Foreman, Zoe Li, Hong Kong Editor on 18 November, 2010: 77-year-old Septuagenarian Cheng Shen Lai Fan "stands out on Tai Hang's Wun Sha Street like a gilded rose in a compost heap. This old looks geat every day."
Cheng is loyal to the traditional Chinese costume of the samfu, which she gets special tailored, favoring bright and bold prints. Cheng has lived in Tai Hang for her entire life, and is known by everyone in the neighborhood. Everyone calls he "ah lui," which means "daughter." It is a flitting nickname for someone who admits to vanity more suited to a young girl.
Under the reporter's encouragement, Cheng models her collection of samfu, the traditional shirt and trousers that were used to be worn by southern Chinese women. The outfit was a sartorial representation of the merging of the Han Chinese and the Manchu rulers during the Qing dynasty. Cheng says her mother was an advocate of this style of clothing. She also admits that she was once very embarrassed by her old-fashion mother. And so she found it ironic that later on, she has started to wear the samfu herself. Cheng's kids try to persuade her to give up the samfu. They even bought her modern clothes. However, Cheng has never considered of wearing them. Each of Cheng's samfu costs HK$200-300, depending on the material. They have lasted her as long as 3 decades.
In the society where I live in, many people have the same traditional belief of that one cannot be stylish anymore once they have grown old, or when they have had kids. However, I am not one of those people. "I just like to look pretty," says Cheng, in the article. A girl will always be a girl -- always likes to look pretty -- even at 77, and there is nothing wrong about it. In my opinion, no matter if one has grown older, has gained weight, has had babies, they can still be stylish if they want to. Of course, there may be certain circumstances where it may not be appropriate for some people to be as stylish as they wanted. However, despite that, being stylish is not young people, particularly young girls' priority.
Cheng is loyal to the traditional Chinese costume of the samfu, which she gets special tailored, favoring bright and bold prints. Cheng has lived in Tai Hang for her entire life, and is known by everyone in the neighborhood. Everyone calls he "ah lui," which means "daughter." It is a flitting nickname for someone who admits to vanity more suited to a young girl.
Under the reporter's encouragement, Cheng models her collection of samfu, the traditional shirt and trousers that were used to be worn by southern Chinese women. The outfit was a sartorial representation of the merging of the Han Chinese and the Manchu rulers during the Qing dynasty. Cheng says her mother was an advocate of this style of clothing. She also admits that she was once very embarrassed by her old-fashion mother. And so she found it ironic that later on, she has started to wear the samfu herself. Cheng's kids try to persuade her to give up the samfu. They even bought her modern clothes. However, Cheng has never considered of wearing them. Each of Cheng's samfu costs HK$200-300, depending on the material. They have lasted her as long as 3 decades.
In the society where I live in, many people have the same traditional belief of that one cannot be stylish anymore once they have grown old, or when they have had kids. However, I am not one of those people. "I just like to look pretty," says Cheng, in the article. A girl will always be a girl -- always likes to look pretty -- even at 77, and there is nothing wrong about it. In my opinion, no matter if one has grown older, has gained weight, has had babies, they can still be stylish if they want to. Of course, there may be certain circumstances where it may not be appropriate for some people to be as stylish as they wanted. However, despite that, being stylish is not young people, particularly young girls' priority.
Reference:
- http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/life/tai-hangs-most-stylish-granny-635206?page=0,0 [CNNGO. Tai Hang's most stylish granny. © 2010 Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.]
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