Getting new clothes for the new year
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Ms Kriss Neo (far left), 25, a civil servant, with her sister Sheryl in their new clothes for Chinese New Year. -- PHOTOS: DESMOND WEE, KEVIN LIM, COURTESY OF TEO LI TING
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Naomi Lim (far left) and brother Noah in their new clothes for this year, bought by their grandmother Heng Ai Gek (seated). -- PHOTOS: DESMOND WEE, KEVIN LIM, COURTESY OF TEO LI TING
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Sales executive Woo Wai Keong (above) with wife Li Ting and one-year-old son Caleb in their Chinese New Year clothes last year. -- PHOTOS: DESMOND WEE, KEVIN LIM, COURTESY OF TEO LI TING
Ms Kriss Neo (far left), 25, a civil servant, with her sister Sheryl in their new clothes for Chinese New Year. -- PHOTOS: DESMOND WEE, KEVIN LIM, COURTESY OF TEO LI TING
Naomi Lim (far left) and brother Noah in their new clothes for this year, bought by their grandmother Heng Ai Gek (seated). -- PHOTOS: DESMOND WEE, KEVIN LIM, COURTESY OF TEO LI TING
Sales executive Woo Wai Keong (above) with wife Li Ting and one-year-old son Caleb in their Chinese New Year clothes last year. -- PHOTOS: DESMOND WEE, KEVIN LIM, COURTESY OF TEO LI TING
With Chinese New Year just around the corner, families are all set to parade their trendy new outfits for the festive occasion.
It is in keeping with the Chinese tradition that says you should be dressed "new" from top to toe to start the year afresh.
One-year-old Caleb Woo will be celebrating his second Chinese New Year this year and his mother, Mrs Woo Li Ting, 29, has already bought him seven new outfits - one for each day they will be visiting relatives.
Mrs Woo, who is a financial analyst, has always donned new clothing, shoes and even undergarments for Chinese New Year. It is an unspoken rule handed down by her mother who used to buy her seven outfits, too.
