Okay, fess up , haven’t you been told by your mama that you have to wear red on the first day of Chinese Lunar New Year! Every new year, I  go on autopilot and buy one item of red or at least in  the red family tone. It is de riguer and a personal tradition for me. Sometimes I buy a glam piece, other times I just buy a casual piece to lounge in during the day. It is a  a purchase steeped in traditional  beliefs and one should always strive to be a little traditional at least once a year, shouldn’t one?

When we wear red  in Chinese tradition or culture, we are supposedly  able to harness in good vibes and  cast away the evils . This is because the colour red is sound like the word “ang” meaning lucky. Otherwise wear loads of yellow , because yellow or “wong” means also lucky.

But  having said that is there such a thing that when on wears red in  certain years  it just won’t do it  for one’s animal zodiac sign but another colour like yellow may be considered more  auspicious. Feng shui Masters Yap Boh Chu and  Ooi Wai Loon have both debubked that myth, colors  don’t matter to your zodiac animal sign or to your feng shui luck in general. Although some others believe that in a particular bad year wearing red may help bring in some luck , like some kind of sugar coating. Different schools of thoughts, but I think if one believes and feels more assured wearing red, go for it. So wearing red is  bit like DIY feng shui since feng shui and good luck is really about the mind set. The right feng shui is not just about the external elements, a person’s actions can do a lot to change his or her luck. This is called “man luck” , no  not just lucky with men or for men. It means man in general , as in whilst we are born with a certain destiny our  actions ultimately concludes that destiny. So if you feel good and feel happy, luck gets attracted to you.  So , to do or not to do…as a wise man once said about feng shui or good luck, why disbelieve and every little help  counts these days.

There are of course those  who are averse to wearing red because red is such a bold color, let’s explore various ways when red can be both charming and assertive rather than aggressive.

(pix courtesy of www.neimanmarcus.com)

See how designers are seeing red this Spring Summer 2009 collections from Nanette Lepore , Valentino , Tbags and Christian Louboutin … So here you are 8 winning ways to usher in this Chinese Lunar New Year!! Numbers , now that is a different ballgame altogether…

And of course there is nothing better than having luck land right smack on your lips!! Red lipstick  is the way to go…

(pix courtesy of www.instyle.com)

So will you be wearing red, do you believe in colours?

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