Showing posts with label Vogue China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vogue China. Show all posts

Saturday, 29 September 2012

CELEBRATING CHINESE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL

Tomorrow marks a very important date in the Chinese calender, as we celebrate The Mid-Autumn Festival, aka Moon Festival. You'll notice tomorrow evening the moon will be at it's brightest and fullest!
On this day, many families, friends get together and have a major food fest, which in my opinion is one of my favourite times of the year after Chinese New Year & the Greek Easter & Christmas!
I rarely see people carry pretty paper lanterns out on the street uner the moonlight anymore, but maybe that's a tradition best seen in Hong Kong, China or even Vietnam.

For now, I am grateful to be with family and friends this weekend in London, perhaps the weather will be kind too! Enjoy this gorgeous editorial of Chinese Actress Li Bing Bing in Vogue China's October issue.
don't you just love that first shot?

 Red is a very significant colour in the Chinese culture, symbolizing luck. 
Full shoot via here

Here's the low-down on the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival via Pinterest
The main reason why this celebration tops most annual celebrations - the desserts!!!
The traditional mooncake (below) is the asian dessert to try, although it does require an acquired taste as there's a preserved savoury duck egg yolk inside each cake. I don't think everyone loves the lotus paste or red-bean filling, but I love them, it's a lovely little sweet delicacy.
This one below is a Snow skin mooncakes (aka Ice skin mooncakes) made with glutinous rice on the outside & powdered sugar. This mixture creates a very smooth, velvety texture similar to Japanese mochi, and filled with anything from lotus pasteor even sweet black sesame seed paste - one of my faves!
So loves, what will you be up to? Anything good planned?
Images of mooncakes via Vancouver Observer

Before I sign off, I really wanted to share a lol post by Garance Dore, I don't often read what she has to say, but this post really surprised me especially the Tweeting anecdotes. She has a wonderful sense of humour this one!
Right then, off you go, to infinity & beyond this weekend! Have a good one! Καλό Σαββατοκύριακο!
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Monday, 23 January 2012

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner: Happy CNY!


Today I'm very lucky to have my folks over to be able to celebrate Chinese New Year, this year marking the year of the Dragon (occupying 5th position), the mightiest sign... Boy my brother's lucky, this is the year for him!

In China, the dragon is an imperial symbol, the sign of the emperor's power and wealth. While the second animal which accompany the dragon is the Phoenix which symbolizes luck and happiness. I'll be back with a Chinese Horoscope for some of us once my family have visited the temples in HK.

Huang Xiao Meng by Yin Chao for Numero China Jan/Feb11


The gorgeous Grace Gao above for Numero China Aug 2011 & below for Vogue China


Double happiness symbol as nail art!

(Amy Atlas Table setting)


I would like to say Kung Hei Fat Choy 恭喜發財 for all!
May all you & your family have good health 身體健康, good wealth 財源廣進,
and all your wishes come true 心想事成 for coming New Year!

Images via FashionEditorials, Pinterest, amy atlas, Flickr & FGR's shoot by the amazing Kai Z Feng
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Monday, 12 September 2011

Full Moon Beauty feat. Fei Fei Sun


Today my family are celebrating the Mid-autumn Festival, which takes place on the 15th day of the 8th Chinese Lunar month. I love this time of the year, as it reminds me of the changing of the seasons. However, one one of my favourite past-times is eating mooncakes, a pastry filled with either sweet lotus seed paste/red bean paste and a salted egg yolk to symbolize the full moon. These delicacies are always offered to friends and family and are a symbol of reunion. Have any of you ever tried one?

Right, I'm going to leave you with my girl crush of the moment, Fei Fei Wan who looks stunning in various editorials and previously featured here. Enjoy!


Shanghai Tang campaign SS 10 by Richard Ramos via here

Vogue China March 2011, Colour kaleidescope by Raymond Meier via here
Harper's Bazaar June 2011 by GT Gan via here
V magazine £65 Sumer 2010 by Cuneyt Akeroglu via here

For Vogue China September 2011 by Stockton Johnson via here

Happy Monday folks!

Some of you asked for a recipe for the mooncakes, I found a beautiful blog and recipe post for these, get ready to start drooling at Let's get fat together!
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