Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Cheongsam: The cheongsam is a body-hugging (modified in Shanghai) one-piece Chinese dress for women; the male version is the changshan. It is known in Mandarin Chinese as the qípáo Wade-Giles ch'i-p'ao, and is also known in English as a mandarin gown.


Starting off the lunar new year with a dash of red cheongsam and casual, baggy jeans. Didn't want to overdress, but didn't want to underdress either. How is everyone's day going? Mine consisted of going around to meet the family and getting lucky money - angpao. A lot of what I got will go right into my savings which is a surprise since I always spend most of the money I get from Chinese New Year but this year I really do have to start saving up some money.

(Traditional Silk Cheongsam shirt, Zara baggy jeans, Louis Vuitton rose bag, Zara blue heels)

I haven't worn one of these since a long time ago and I forgot how beautiful the details can be. The gold against the yellow and the silk... Well a huge reminder of my Chinese heritage. 

I love these blue suede heels I got from Zara. They're a really comfortable height - one of my shortest heels - so I can wear them for a long period of time without feeling like my toes are going to fall off.

So I wish everyone a wonderful year full of good health and fortune (SO CHINESE RIGHT NOW), GONG XI FA CAI EVERYONE!

Ciao,

Tammie.

"The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials."

- Chinese Proverb

Them Black Cats.

Undergo: pass through; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation".

Finally wore the cat sweater today - I matched my friend as she has one in black as well. It was absolutely, butt-numbing cold today and I regretted not putting on another layer. It dropped a straight 5 degrees from yesterday from a storm earlier this morning; 18 C to TWELVE. Coming from a country as tropical as Indonesia, this was like the ice age for me. Next time I should definitely not sacrifice comfortability and well being for style. Another life lesson I should know not to NOT do but I frequently undergo. I did however (or my mom did) throw on a blue scarf on just before I left for school which I don't know if it helped warm me up in any way at all, but I kept on anyways.

(thrift cat sweater, Forever 21 belt, Forever 21 cotton skirt, thrift boots)

 

Looking sort of chubbs on the face a little. I think its the angle? or the hair?
I actually tucked in the sweater into my belt (or attempted to) because the sweater will 
bunch under the tight skirt - the look should work if you're wearing
a figure-hugging anything to pair it with.

 I only realized during school that I was wearing red and green and felt real Christmas-y the whole day, for some reason.


CAT SWEATER CLUB? Wore the blue scarf in school.




Such a happy picture of everyone! The guys in our school are a good head taller than us so... haha.

  

Them cats in black. SO CUTE.

To conclude (I have just used the most generic phrase to conclude something), I'm leaving for Jakarta tomorrow and so be sure to look forward to some interesting posts! Transitting over Hong Kong for 2 hours and Singapore. I'll be sure to do some stylespotting and maybe attempt to take some stalker pictures with my big SLR camera.


HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY EVERYONE :)

Gotta go upload some Christmas music to my iPod, Tammie.

"Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose."
- Tennessee Williams

Prints and Solids.

Sky high: Extremely tall; Excessively, exorbitantly; To a very high level.


Yes, I've noticed I've had an excessive amount of featured looks this past 2 days but oh well. I can't help notice these outfits now that I have that feature.

I was rummaging through some of my old stuff and found these items, which when put together, looks pretty good I think. It's a good combination of prints (the leopard print skirt) and the blue coat + red platforms. I really love full skirts and this one was a bargain.



These platforms are SO TALL. The heels are around 13cm tall. They're also really chunky.
I like.

  

(Forever 21 blue coat, Nyla leopard print full skirt, Red suede Naima Platforms)

 I really love the way this coat looks with the skirt. Since the skirt is full, the coat takes it shape, while being tied around the waist accentuates my hips and the shape of the skirt.

Red Suede.





These shoes are from Naima, a local Indonesian designer. Yes, I'm a size 37. And if you click on the picture you'll see it says (in fine print) "I was born in  Indonesia" which is the most adorablest thing I've ever seen printed on a pair of shoes (or its label I suppose).

Wearing these heels just make me look as tall as other people instead of towering over them, with the benefits of what high heels give you - illusion of long legs. I also really love accentuating my hips because my figure is very petite and this coat does exactly that.

Sometimes being short pays off,

Tammie.

"High heels were invented by a woman who had been kissed on the forehead."

- Christopher Morley

Vietnam 1000-Day Celebration.

Celebrate: to mark a special occasion or day by ceremonies or festivities.


I know this was a while ago, but I want to put this on anyways. Vietnam's 1000 day celebration. Fortunately, I was in Hanoi for the occasion... Unfortunately, I didn't go downtown to really see the celebration, 'cause downtown is always where the party's at. It would have been nice though, and take pictures of the festivities that's going on.

Our school had a "spirit week" and one of its days was to wear red for this occasion. Here are some pictures of people in red on that day.

Below here is one of my favorite shots.

So that's the update for today. I need to carry around my camera more.

Ciao,

Tammie.

"Celebrate what you want to see more of."

- Thomas J. Peters