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

Yeah, This One's The Sphynx.

The Sphynx: (also known as Canadian Hairless ) a rare breed of cat known for its lack of a coat.



Today was actually quite warm, so I didn't dress too warmly. I finally wore my big ribbon headband, and paired it with my brown fuzzy boots (birthday gift from my best friend, Chi) which I LOVE. They're warm and comfortable and snug and everything you'd ever want for fuzzy boots.



(Zara blouse, Zara blue jeans, unbranded bow headband, unbranded fuzzy boots)

 

Heading off to Ha Long Bay tomorrow. For those of you who don't know, it's one of the new seven wonders of the world! It should be quite chilly so I need to find something warm to wear.

Ciao,
Tammie.

“I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes. I had one thousand and sixty.”
- Imelda Marcos

Paddington the Fashion Bear

Paddington Bear: Paddington Bear is a series of British animated shorts based on the Paddington Bear book series by Michael Bond produced by FilmFair. This was the first television series based on the popular children's book Paddington Bear.

Guess who I'm channeling with this look?

I am wearing:

1. Red coat found in shop downtown

2. Fedora from Bangkok

3. Blue skinnies from Gaudi

4. Black ankle boots from Zara

5. Messenger bag from Fedora

PADDINGTON THE BEAR! WOOP.

I remember when I was young and on a holiday with my mom, to Hong Kong... She left me in the hotel all by myself because she went out to go get us some food and I stayed behind because it was raining. The only children show that was on was paddington the bear.
This coat, which I bought today, reminded me so much of him and that memory! So yes, an outfit tribute to Paddington the Bear who kept me company in Hong Kong that gloomy, rainy, lonely night (melodramatic huh?).

Reliving childhood memories,

Tammie.

"There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book."

- Marcel Proust