Chinese New Year fashion

IN PHOTOS: What to wear during Chinese New Year as inspired by celebrities

Published On: January 18, 2023, 06:28 PM
Updated On: January 18, 2023, 06:36 PM
By Marah Ruiz, Author

We are about to enter the Year of the Water Rabbit as we celebrate the Chinese New Year on January 22.

There are various traditions that are followed to welcome the year with luck prosperity. This includes wearing clothes that will attract good fortune.

First, the clothes must be new to symbolize change and new beginnings.

Red clothes are also a must as the color is one of the top lucky colors and represents strenght and prosperity. Gold is also a very good choice as it represents wealth. Colors to be avoided are black and white as they are worn during funerals.

It is also inadvisable to wear clothes that are damaged, whether deliberately made to look worn out or not, as it attracts bad luck.

For footwear, it is considered unlucky to buy new shoes as the Mandarin word for "shoe" sounds like the word "evil" in Mandarin or "rough" in Cantonese.

Get inspiration on what to wear from these celebrity outfits.

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