Let the Lunar New Year celebrations begin… We are ringing in the Year of the Ox with Linda Li, one of China’s most celebrated style inspirations. Linda recently stopped by one of her local hangouts in Shanghai — where she lives with her husband and twin boys — looking especially festive wearing pieces from our exclusive Lunar New Year collection. Here, Tory Daily checks in with the pop culture multi-hyphenate to get the inside scoop on her New Year plans and traditions.

Growing up, my favorite Lunar New Year traditions included…

Growing up, my favorite festival was Lunar New Year. There is just so much to love about it, like getting together with my family and having the New Year feast, buying new clothes for myself and giving gifts to family and friends… This is what the Chinese love the most.

And new traditions I’ve started myself…

My husband is French and we have twin boys. For the New Year, we take a family trip together, like a ski trip in China.

This year I’ll celebrate by…

My girlfriends are now all moms and our kids are about the same age, so we have all our families together. We will stay at a resort, or a nice hotel and the kids can play together. This is something to look forward to.

My favorite food for a New Year celebration…

I love traditional festival food, like from my childhood. Things like stir fried rice cake, dumplings, homemade soup by mum…

When dressing up for a New Year celebration…

For the New Year, I always go for bright colors. I leave black and grey for my daily life. I love to be in bright colours — it’s like waiting for the spring to come…

My Chinese zodiac sign is…

My zodiac sign is a dog. I am a sincere and loyal person. All my best friends have been my friends for more than 10 years. I like the feeling of companionship and growing up with them.