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China Red :: Red Floral Chinese Collar Dress + Embroidered Shawl



A wonderful weekend to you all.

Being the last day of the Chinese New Year, I figured a nice close to the days of celebrations would be ideal. So here's the last of my Chinese New Year outfit posts worn during these 2 weeks of festivities.


As with tradition, both the eve of Chinese New Year and the close of the New Year celebrations, families would gather together for a lovely meal. Here we had setup a cosy hotpot dinner with closer friends. It was a declicious heartwarming meal both with the great company and the comfort food in the cold winter.


My lovely helper put together the dinner setting whilst we were all out at work during the day. Such a pretty sight....


This cotton version of a cheongsam was a modern take on this traditional costume and one that could double up as a top or even worn on regular days unlike the silk or embroidered versions often kept for special occasions. As the evenings this February is kinda cold in Hong Kong, a wool shawl was the perfect accessory for the night.



I love the pheonix embroidered pattern on this Gucci Shawl.






Happy Year of the Rooster!

Dress : G.O.D ( similar here & here)
Shawl : Gucci
Shoes : ZARA
Earrings : gift, thanks Cheryl ( get it here)

Love,
Simone xoxo

Women's Grey Shawl, Red Floral Swing Dress, Red Bracelet on Lookastic: Grey Shawl, Red Floral Swing Dress, Red Bracelet
2017, Cheongsam, Chinese Style,
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Prosperity Calling :: Metallic Skirt + Denim Jacket


Hi everyone,

As we countdown to the most auspicious time on the Chinese calendar - Chinese New Year, you will see all things red and gold streaming from the shops from decorations, to flowers to outfits. Both being lucky colours to bring in good fortune for the New Year!


Heading into Chinatown or if you are based in Asia ( Singapore / Hong Kong/ Malaysia) you will see lined along the streets and outside most homes and businesses, tons of decorations with fishes ( as the word for fish -"yu" sounds similar to that of the meaning of abundance), chinese characters of luck and spring, rooster and chickens ( this year in particular as 2017 is the Year of the Rooster) and gold ingots. Wearing the same pink shade of lipstick, my little fishy and I was sharing a loving kiss to ring in the New Year.


Back to my outfit - I chose to trend this combination this last weekend before Chinese New Year, simply because with a drastic temperature difference between day and night, my legs were cold ( hence the jeans) however to glam it up I decided to layer it with my favourite metallic skirt which I felt was pretty appropriate for such an occasion (pre- Chinese New Year) just to set the festive mood.






Since mix and matching was the theme of the day, I kept the top simple with a plain tee underneath and a denim jacket to rock the outfit up a notch. Adding a touch of pink ( as red would have been too loud for this outfit), I styled this outfit with my lovely pink suede Gucci bag and finished the look off with my favourite gold glitter slingbacks.

So, Chinese New Year colours complete with pink ( as a substitute for red), gold glitter ( signifying money and wealth) and of course my metallic skirt ( with gold, silver and blue - in my opinion all rich and prosperous in significance).





Brought my little fishy friend along to join in the merriment of this photo shoot.



So, here's wishing all of you a Happy and Prosperous Year of the Rooster! Do stay tune for more Chinese New Year outfit posts coming your way very soon.




T-Shirt & Jeans : H&M // Jacket : American Rag
Skirt : ZARA // Bag : GUCCI
Belt : MANGO // Earrings : gift ( thanks Lauren!)
Choker : Stradivarius // Watch : Michael Kors
Shoes : H&M // Sunglasses : Cotton On
Love,
Simone xoxo Women's Blue Denim Jacket, Gold Sequin Heeled Sandals, Pink Crossbody Bag, Black and Gold Elastic Waist Belt on Lookastic: Blue Denim Jacket, Gold Sequin Heeled Sandals, Pink Crossbody Bag, Black and Gold Elastic Waist Belt
2017, chinese new year, Denim Jacket,
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