The Lunar New Year

The chinese believe that the lunar new year or commonly known as chinese new year (CNY) or the spring festival marks the beginning of everything.  It is considered good luck to have everything new on the day itself.  Thus, it is not surprising that there is a rush to get new outfits, especially in red, to mark the occassion.

As for myself, I have always found it difficult to get a new outfit for CNY as I am quite picky in clothes selection. The fabric texture, the cutting of the clothes, color, length, etc have to be right for me to spend money on.  I find it more difficult than ever to find clothes that suit me this year as 2012 CNY is just 6 weeks away from my delivery date.  Yes, I delivered a baby 6 weeks before CNY so how on earth could I shape up myself in this short period of time?  Hollywood stars do have personal trainers and all sort of massage, theraphy, etc to whip them back to shape.  But not me.

Having said that, it is indeed true to my thoughts that I coudn't find any clothes that suit me.  Not even one.  The pressure of looking svelte is building up.  Finally came up with an idea to sew the clothes myself.  Managed to sew myself a Zara inspired skirt at the 11th hour. 

Zara Inspired Skirt

I really like the blue color of the skirt.  Paired it up with a chilli red top and in my own opinion, I looked quite decent wearing them.  This will mark the beginning of many self tailored dresses / skirts in the future