Building on Alex Woo's original bamboo collection, the designer has refined the Zhuli to make them much sleeker, yet still accentuate her attention to craftsmanship and fashionable patterns. Reflecting nature with an Asian-inspired symbol of luck and strength, the Zhuli collection represents women’s inner strength, elegance and resilience. Zhú actually means Bamboo in Mandarin Chinese.

In ancient Chinese tradition, some believe that the number of bamboo stalks have different meanings and bring different beneficial factors into your life.

Three: Represent Happiness, Wealth and Longevity Six: Sounds like luck in Chinese, representing prosperity and favorable conditions. Seven: Represents good health. Eight: Sounds like the word in Chinese which means to grow and thrive.