https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wtw-chinese-new-year Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:30:41 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wtw-chinese-new-year#post-1770760 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 02:06:56 +0000 lpr200 1770760@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How about black dress with red lips and clutch? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wtw-chinese-new-year#post-1770727 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 00:24:41 +0000 L'Abeille 1770727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>New post is up with photos of possible items to wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wtw-chinese-new-year#post-1770218 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 22:23:40 +0000 rachylou 1770218@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jewelry! That's what I always notice about officially Chinese events - the jewelry. I mean you, well, get these grandmas in moth eaten sweaters layered over with diamonds, gold and jade. Lol. Not that modern Chinese would do moth eaten... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wtw-chinese-new-year#post-1770198 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 19:50:01 +0000 JAileen 1770198@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you should go to both events. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wtw-chinese-new-year#post-1770188 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 19:03:45 +0000 L'Abeille 1770188@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all! I will try to post some photos when I get home. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wtw-chinese-new-year#post-1770185 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:44:35 +0000 Suz 1770185@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fun! Diana's right; it's okay for you to wear black if you accessorize with brights. And red is fabulous if you have it. Show us a few options!&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wtw-chinese-new-year#post-1770184 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:44:11 +0000 Diana 1770184@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Also, I guarantee you at least half the men will be in black suits with white shirts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wtw-chinese-new-year#post-1770183 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:39:04 +0000 Diana 1770183@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Black is fine.&nbsp; Just add some red accessories or a red jacket or something.&nbsp; Or any other bright color, really. </p> <p>ETA: and gold jewelry.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wtw-chinese-new-year#post-1770181 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:34:14 +0000 L'Abeille 1770181@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>At last an occasion to dress up! Advice is needed.</p> <p>Next weekend (not this one) will be Robbie Burns Day, and I was already psyching myself up to wear tartan, eat haggis, and sing dirges at the annual dinner which is completely predictable. But now we have been invited to attend the Chinese New Year Gala instead (well, the next night, but I'm not that up for 2 in 1 weekend). So, what to wear?</p> <p>The friends who invited us are very well-off recent immigrants from China; she wears designer leather and purses, but sincerely compliments my remixes of thrift-store finds. They said "wear whatever you want". Of course, I am looking for an excuse to dress up, but don't want to go way overboard (this is a town where Costco competes with BassPro in the flannel and camouflage market).</p> <p>I located some pictures from last year's gala; I am guessing cocktail party attire (men are in suits; women, including the non-Chinese ones, are in colourful knee-length dresses). I know that red is de rigueur and black and white are funereal. Beyond that, I draw a blank.</p> <p>Of course, all my knee length fancy dresses are black; I have some summery ones (less fancy) in blue. I have always had one red coat-dress in my stable, but currently it is, rather, a dress-styled coat, so won't do. I have some red items, even satiny ones, but would need to assemble an outfit of separates (less dressy?) involving black somewhere, or else go floor length.</p> <p>I might post pics of some of the pieces later for comment. Right now I am looking for general advice and guidance.</p> <p>PS it is mid winter here. I doubt I would be comfortable in a sleeveless top. But I intend to check my snow boots and change into some of the dressy flat footwear I have collected for date nights. </p>