Asian Inspired: FTF Blog Event for 6/8/2011

The Full Time Fabulous blog event for June is to create a visual post using one or more of the Spring/Summer 2011 trends as inspiration. Two of my favorite sites, ASOS and Topshop, both have Asian inspired outfits as part of their lookbooks, which is fitting as May was Asian-Pacific month. But what really inspired me was Keiko Lynn’s outfit from a couple of weeks ago called “Puppy Paradise“, where she wore a self-designed floral bed jacket. Each of those looks inspired my visual presentation and outfit, which is themed around the Kimono.

Outfit – Nolita kimono top; Forever 21 tank; Old Navy jeans; Envy wedges

(Bonus picture of Dominic walking into my shot, wearing sunnies!)

37 comments

  1. LOVE this!! that asian inspired jacket is perfection!!! and a big thank you for posting all these various asian inspirations with the sites they are from. i see quite a few i may just want to purchase!!!!

    you look gorgeous and thanks so much for participating doll!!

    1. Thank you Kristy! So many pretty Asian inspired things, I know! I love participating in your blog events. Thanks for coming up with great ideas 🙂

      xoxo

  2. I have a collection of kimonos that I’ve been dying to wear this spring! Just waiting for some warmer weather and I plan to rock them as a lightweight jacket. You look beautiful, Cy!

    1. Thanks Bella! It’s starting to get nice and warm down here, which is why I’m also excited to wear this look, too 🙂

      xoxo

  3. Oh you’re terrible! I just bought the fringed black kimono! Yours looks amazing and your little one is soooo cute, I can def see a developing love of fashion in him! Thanks Mum! x

    1. I’m going to buy the same one! Dominic always is in everything right now, and when he sees me take the tripod out with the camera he says “I want take pictures, too Mama!” The way I convince him to allow me some solo pics is to have him stand behind the tripod and tell him he’s the photographer. He LOVES that, lol! 🙂

      xoxo

  4. I love this!! The floral kimono style jacket is gorgeous, and it such a beautiful trend. You look fantastic, and these are some great photos!! xo

    1. Thanks Kirstin! There is something about the kimono as a jacket that I have loved forever. I also love opera jackets, and they have the same feel. Thanks my dear for the compliments. I’m heading over to FTF to check out everyone else, too!

      xoxo

    1. Thank you! I love that they give you the option on Polyvore, because I know when I see something I’m always thinking “where can I get THAT?” lol!

      Thanks for stopping by!
      xoxo

    1. You should! I also love the way that ASOS really mixed up the different ways that you can wear the Kimono: as a jacket, shirt, dress or cover up. I think it allows us to feel that it can be worn anytime, anywhere. So I think you could definitely do up this trend!!

      xoxo

  8. Oh I loved some of the Asian inspired looks on the runway!!! I plan to get my Kimono on via thrifting! Yours looks great and your bonus pic is THE BEST!

  9. Love this trend!!! You look elegant and beautiful! Adore your kimono, and your picture with your adorable son! 🙂

    x

    1. Thank you! Aren’t the pics great from ASOS and Topshop? If you search “kimono” on ASOS, there’s even MORE choices! Makes me dizzy just thinking about it, lol!

      xoxo

  11. How lovely are you? I was really interesting in the Asian-inspired trend this season, but unfortunately I don’t have anything in my closet befitting the theme and I ran out of shopping time before the event. I’m so glad someone else took on the trend, and you did it perfectly!

    1. Awww, thank you Casee Marie! It came more naturally to me when I took out the kimono top. If I didn’t have that, I think it would have been a little more difficult to get that inspiration.

      xoxo

  13. The diverse Asian inspired prints that you chose are simply beautiful, I really love yours and it’s nice to see a different influential trend. Great post! -xxoo

    1. Thanks Madison! It was a fun trend to do for sure. I had some other ideas, but I kept it simple. What I like are the different looks that are given in the pictures, too.

      xoxo

  15. That last photo is too cute! Isn’t Keiko great? She’s one of my favorite muses 🙂

    You look lovely in the kimono. It’s a trend I hadn’t thought of!

    1. Thanks Stephanie! My son loves being in front of the camera like I did when I was his age! Keiko Lynn has awesome style. Her bed jacket really inspired me to look at kimonos and opera jackets.

      xoxo

  16. Love your kimono top! Really fantastic piece for summer! I had such a hard time choosing a trend for the ftf event, there are soo many good ones!

    1. I know what you mean, but I think you did a great job with yours! So many great trends, it was hard to pick one for me, too. I wanted to pick something a little out of the ordinary, so I’m glad that ASOS and Topshop had a lot of good ideas for their lookbooks. Thanks for stopping by!

      xoxo

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