Gong Xi Fa Cai: Chinese New Year Adventure!

I attended a cold, wet, but fantastic meetup last Sunday to watch the Chinese New Year parade in Chinatown.  I had never been to the parade before, so this was pretty exciting! Plus I got to meet quite a few new Chicago lolis and see a lot of people I hadn't seen in quite awhile.  We went to the St. Alps Teahouse afterwards, which was delicious!  I got some ginger tapioca milk tea and a baked curry-over-rice casserole dish.  The tea was fantastic - I think I've decided that I love spicy hot drinks!  The curry was pretty good too, although I think I still prefer the Chi Cafe curry, plus there was no vegetarian option (only chicken) at St. Alps.

Because it was for Chinese New Year, I wanted to follow traditions and wear clothing that is brand new, and with lucky colors red and gold.  Turns out, I have no pure red in my loli closet - just bordeaux red.  However, one of said bordeaux things was my Twinkle Journey JSK from Meta, which I hadn't had any occasion to wear yet, so it was also brand new.  Outfit resolved!  I even did my hair in poufy pigtail buns, drawing inspiration from the stereotypical Chinese double-bun hairstyle.

Of course, it being cold and snowing heavily, the outfit ended up being underneath a coat most of the time, plus I switched out the shoes for boots after taking a peek outside.  But the coat was bright red, so yay good colors!

Anyways, this meetup was fantastic, and I just wish I had the time to attend even more meetups!!