From Zoe Tay to Lawrence Wong: 20 CNY local celeb outfits we ‘long’ for

Chantalle Ng, with her constant stream of quirky outfits, is quickly becoming a bonafide Singapore fashion icon. For Chinese New Year, she goes all in on the dragon theme, pairing a white dragon print long-sleeve crop top with 90’s straight jeans in dragon print from ASOS.

While the suave Glenn Yong went formal for the Year of the Dragon, his elegant tang jacket sports a colourful lining for a playful touch.

Sonia Chew is in New York for NY Fashion Week, and as Puma’s women lifestyle ambassador in Singapore, she’s sporting a street style look with Puma products from tip to toe. She matches her casual braided hairstyle with a Puma T7 blazer (reworked from their iconic track jackets), Puma x AMI wide pants in red, and limited edition PUMA x PALERMO F.C. Palermo Sneakers.

Red isn’t the only auspicious colour—yellow also symbolises luck in Chinese culture. This year, Zoe Tay opted for a more unique approach, slipping into a mono yellow sleeveless dress, and pairing that with yellow heels.

Rebecca Lim, who recently gave birth to a healthy baby boy and shared with Her World about her preparations for motherhood, kept it simple with a blue woollen sweater and white dress.

Local heartthrob Elvin Ng goes casual with picks from the PUMA Chinese New Year Collection, choosing their shortsleeve men’s t-shirt and track pants.

Julie Tan, having shaved her head for her role as a social worker diagnosed with cancer for Good Goodbye, now rocks her dyed short hair with pride. She dons a green sequin dress, and tips the scales by matching her outfit with Marina Bay Sands’ imposing turquoise dragon in the background.

Ah jie Fann Wong continued dazzling this year, wearing a sparkling sleeveless vermillion qipao in this cute picture with her husband Christopher Lee and child.

Not to be confused with the Deputy Prime Minister, the Story of Yanxi Palace star exuded boyish charm in his striped red-and-white long-sleeve shirt and white shorts.

Denise Camilla welcomed the Year of the Dragon by fully decking herself out in Calvin Klein’s new collection, wearing their Year of the Dragon flared jeans, monogram cardigan and showing off her physique with their logo underband tee.

Jade Seah keeps it simple this year, donning a white cheongsam with pretty pink flower prints, and a pair of bright red low heels.

In the midst of filming in the frostier (than Singapore anyways) climate of Zhejiang, China, Ayden Sng showed off his comfortable sweater vest, emblazoned with a dragon and a tiger.

 

In the spirit of Chinese New Year (and all the feasting it entails), Fiona Fussi opted for pretty practicality with a red mini-dress featuring bow highlights that both looks cute and (importantly) leaves plenty of room for pineapple tarts.

 

This CNY, Narelle Kheng opted for a regal look: a yellow cheongsam with purple linings—where traditionally in Chinese history, yellow represented royalty and purple represented nobility.

 

One of Singapore’s rising actresses, Hong Ling dressed down for this year, sporting a plain red t-shirt and jeans, and proving that simple is sometimes best. This year will be her first giving out angpaos, having tied the knot just a few months ago.

 

Irreverently draping a beautiful A-line coat from Shanghai Tang—with a mandarin collar to evoke a traditional Chinese aesthetic—on her shoulders and donning a matching flared culotte, Rachel Wong gives off too cool for school vibes.

AmanderSings shows off her baby bump while putting on a casual look with a red tie back dress from Love, Bonito. Featuring a fit and flare silhouette, the functional dress means the singer-songwriter can tackle CNY house-visiting with style and comfort.

The former TV host and actress prioritised elegance this year, donning a sleeveless wine-coloured cheongsam from Fairebelle.

 

In this adorable family photo, Drea Chong shows off a simple but stylish chequered halter cheongsam—in her favourite green colourway—from her own fashion label, Good Addition.

Jesseca was another celebrity who opted for a relaxing fit this year, showing off Bee Cheng Hiang bakwa while wearing a red cardigan.