Happy (Chinese) New Year!

Happy Chinese New Year! I'm back with a blog post earlier than I anticipated.


Yesterday, the teachers at the school I work at were asked to wear red or yellow clothes - lucky Chinese colours.

 I'm convinced this red vintage dress is lucky- it gave me some much needed confidence in my job interview in late 2017 and I got the job!
I was feeling really nervous just before walking into the interview and then suddenly I felt really positive and certain that I was going to get the job. The power of clothes, indeed!

I bought this lantern at a market a couple of months ago and brought it in to my classroom to display. My students loved it and many of the teachers admired it to. I have a small lantern decoration that I put on the Christmas tree too, they're really beautiful.


Outfit details:
Vintage dress, made in Australia: market find
Bakelite and plastic bangles: second hand finds
Chilli necklace: made by me.
Shoes: Retail sale years ago.


Do you like participating in different cultural celebrations?


See you in a new blog post next Monday.
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Comments

  1. Sheila07 February, 2019

    What a lovely dress! It looks great on you, and I'm not surprised that it gave you confidence walking into an interview! I do enjoy dressing up for pretty much any occasion. Happy New Year!

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    1. Jess 07 February, 2019

      Thanks Shiela!
      Dressing up is fun! X

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