Canto Cutie - Volume 2

You write that you cut up your own
childhood Cheong Sam - what was that
process like?
I actually recreated my childhood
Cheong Sam instead of cutting up the
one I used to wear. I distinctly
remember my dad asking me if he could
donate it to Salvation Army and I told
him I wanted to keep it, and he said
“well, it doesn’t fit you anymore so I
don’t think you need it”. I made my
parents check anyway on the off chance
that my dad had mercy and saved it, but
he definitely gave it away. Although I
was sad that I had lost that bit of my
childhood, it was cathartic to go through
the process of recreating it. Remaking
this garment recreated all of the love
and care that I felt for it. Plus, I don’t
know if I could have actually gone
through with cutting up the actual dress
if I had it.