It's that time again for new clothes and there is a perfectly good reason for doing so too!

Lunar New Year is approaching and the chinese believe in the importance of having new things to usher the new year!

So with that being said, I have compiled 3 Inspiration for your Chinese New Year OOTD:

Traditional

From In The Mood For Love

Nothing screams Chinese New Year like a good cheongsam and after watching a series of movies that features actresses in them, it's not hard to feel invested in getting one myself. 

From left to right:

Stand Collar Lace Bodycon Dress - Zalora

Floral Foil Print Sheath Dress - Zalora

Lace Pieced Sheath Dress - Zalora

Start the Chinese New Year with the hues of red or choose something a little unconventional by playing around with colours. Put on this figure-flattering dress and pair it with a clutch and pumps to usher in the first day of the Lunar New Year while keeping it traditionally chic.

Classy

The second inspiration is from About Time, I really love her wedding dress. haha! It's red and really classy with the right amount of skin showing.

From Left to Right:

Slit Sleeve Dress - Zalora

Lace Pieced Sheath Dress - Zalora

Jacquard Bustier Dress - Zalora

Three different types of style that shows off the right amount of skin in different ways; the first shows off the arms, the second shows off the legs and skin in peeks, and the third shows off the collar bone and décolleté.

Modern

Emma rocking the cropped top with a long skirt that shows off her slender leg

The final inspiration isn't from a movie but it's from what's been trending for awhile now, and cropped top, culottes and romper are all the rage so why not consider them for CNY'16!

From Left to Right:

One Shoulder Frill Crop Top - Something Borrowed

Textured Midi Skirt - Something Borrowed

Mix Floral Off Shoulder Romper - Zalora

Floral Crop Top - Zalora

Pleated Cullotes - Zalora

My tip for acing the cropped top look is to pair it with something high waisted so that it's more forgiving to the little bump that will appear as you stuff your face with CNY goodies! And you can also opt for a romper with layering to help you hide the food belly for the season, it shall be our little secret!

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Just recently, I was having a discussion with a friend of mine about watches and how people don't wear one as much these days because our phones can tell time.

Then she reminded me that regardless of how phones tell the time, it's much easier and faster to read time off the wrist... that and how watches are more than the teller of time, they are an individual's statement piece.

So without further ado, here's 4 themes for everyone to consider with Michael Kors' watch collection:

MONOCHROME 

Complete your black, grey and white outfit with a hint of classic gold on your wrist for a timeless twist. And don't be afraid of wearing a masculine/feminine style, whatever floats your boat really.

It's a statement piece, make it a statement.

1. Darci MK3322 Watch

2.Runway MK5191 Watch

3. Runway MK5145 Watch 

SLICK LIKE SLIVER

Are you of a cool skin tone? Yes? Then, silver is for you!

If you belong to the warm side, get a silver watch with a darker faceplate to help balance things up!

1. Kinley Pave MK5996 Watch

2. Skylar MK5988 Watch

3. Skylar MK5866 Watch

CLASSICALLY GOLD

Warm skin tone, peeps! Gold is for you, wear it alone for some class or match it a range of accessories. You can't go wrong with something as classic as gold.

1. Slim Runway MK3275 Watch

2. Petite Dar MK3295 Watch

3. Slim Runwa MK4285 Watch

TOUGH LIKE LEATHER

Another classic that will suit everyone's skin tone.

Play around with the colour of the leather band to switch things up.
Go dark for a stronger, more masculine style or lighter for a delicate, more feminine feel.

1. Slim Runway MK2284 Watch

2. Gage MK8362 Watch

3. Slim Runway MK2256 Watch

Ultimately, while a watch can be a statement piece, remember that you're the wearer of it.
Own it and own the look.

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The style of bohemian has always been associated with words like "Free-spirited", "Flowy & Layered" or even "Earthy". Just imagine flower crown, long beach dresses and braided wavy hair.

Bohemian Luxe is something more polished and classy without loosing the free spirited vibes. So how does one go around acing this style?

Well, I did my work and here's my selection for a casual day out:

Luxe Lace Shift Dress - Zalora

Lace Longline Kimono - River Island

Coin Layered Necklace - Tagg

Stack Bracelet Bands - Something Borrowed

Metal Belt - Parfois

Round Folding Flash Lenses Sunglasses - Ray-Ban

Chavez Gusset Boots - RUBI

Start With Something Classy And Elegant

Imagine this piece as the base or structure of the whole look, this will be the difference between the Bohemian Luxe or Bohemian Chic look.

So with that being said, I've selected a Lace shift dress as my base because lace is back in trend and lace always make everything look elegant.

Accessorize With Class

When you think of Bohemian, you will most likely think of layered bracelets and necklaces.
However, the aim here is to do that while looking classy so rather than pilling up accessories like no tomorrow~ Choose a layered necklace and stacked bracelets that will match your outfit, either by colour scheme or texture.

Something Flowy

Of course, you can't complete the bohemian look without something flowy!
So I paired the dress with a long lacy kimono, and a plain belt to cinch in the waist.
I chose my selection to keep it constant with the whole lace theme, but you can go with which ever outerwear you like as along as it completes or accentuates the look.

End Off With A Pair Of Boots

To finish off the whole look, I choose a tanned pair of ankle boots to lighten up the whole outfit because my base piece is of a dark colour scheme.

And I throw in a sunnies into the mix because it's something I bring around to shade my eyes from the sun and something that I tend to use to hold my hair back (kind of like a hairband).

Do you like this look?
Let me know what you think!

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Hey hey!

I've been learning how to use Google Analytics to understand more about you (my readers), and it seems that most of you are ladies of the working demographic~ 

So I decided to take a break from talking about beauty to talk about fashion and since I've traded my outdoor job to an indoor office job, I thought that it will be interesting to share with you some of my OOTD concepts for the corporate world.

To make things easy for you, if you like any of these pieces, I've selected all of them from Zalora.sg and to add in a perk for you~ Head to Zalora discount codes for a list of promotions that are ongoing!

And to start things off, let's start with the classic~ Monochrome.

Monochrome OOTD

Net Panel Pencil Skirt - Something Borrowed

Flowy Shirt - Mango

Basic High Heel Sandals With Ankle Strap - Zalora Basics

Pointed Heels With Ankle Strap - Something Borrowed

Pointed Ballerinas With Ankle Straps - Zalora

Double Zippered Classic Tote - Zalora

The concept of wearing Monochrome is basically to stick to the classic colours of black, white and even grey. To keep things look professional, I decided to pair an unconventional skirt (for office) with a simple flowy button-up white blouse, and a black handbag.

For shoes, I decided to offer a range of height for your own selection. As usual, the heels would be the normal selection for the corporate world but let's face it... it's tiring for the calves and painful for the feet, so choose something that you can be comfortable in.

Floral OOTD

Butchart Gardens Flare Skirt - Ziztar

Neppy Sleeveless Top - River Island

Saffiano Small Trapeze Tote - Zalora

Mix Material High Heel Sandals - Zalora

Basic Thick Heel Pumps - Sidewalk

Fern Point Flats - RUBI

I love everything floral, hence the reason why I'm happy with my job at the moment.

Here's my selection of items to ace the floral game, the key here is to form the look around one statement piece. In this case, it's the skirt, and work with the other pieces to put an outfit together!

One-Colour-Scheme OOTD

Contrast Collar Bodycon Dress - Girlondon

Pattern Blazer - Bread N Butter

Helena Mini Tote Bag - Nine West

Weaved Peep Toe Platform Heels - Sidewalk

DOREY D'orsay Pumps - Nine West

Dancer Ballerinas - RUBI

Lastly, this OOTD is all about combing items of the similar colour/shade to create the look. To avoid looking one dimensional, I added in items with different texture and pattern, and varied the shades of the selected colour.

And there you have it~

These are the concepts that I roughly base my outfits for work each day with the use of the Deja Fashion App.

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