OUTFIT INSPIRATION: Asia Take Away / Hallyu

the people in that asian restaurant stared at me
but the food was delicious tho

Honestly, I got really inspired from that Article in the current german Vogue which is about Seoul, the South Korean Capital city. When Karl Lagerfeld showed the SS16 Resort collection there, the whole fashion-crowd followed him to see it, Jetlag inclusive. It happened, that Seoul, "the city inside a field of tension between eastern tradition and western modernity" advanced as being a general inspiration-source which is très en vogue. 

It may be, that saying "western modernity" is a wrong expression since the people in South Korea and other asian countrys have probably the largest technology enthusiasm of the world. in spite of all, it is still a country were's an emphasis on observing traditional values.

I  imagined a  girl who still lives at her parents who have an asian restaurant and had to fight their way, so they instilled the girl certain ways to fit in society. She lives in a confict between being a good girl or being at the zeitgeist and living in a high fashion world. 
I got ispired of the combination of red and gold, used a vintage wrap dress, I love the lacing of it, it works a bit like traditional asian costumes. I wrapped a (also vintage) golden glitter blouse around my waist and tied it into the lacing of the dress. 
Being all wrapped, tied and laced i felt the little ninja inside me.

Fashion elements related to this subject:

credit: www.lesmads.de

Hanbok: Traditional Korean Costume, very similar to the Chanel version at the right.

Belting under the breast

Layering of wide cuts

-"- fused with tight lacing / tieing / belting

example: roughly belted wide blazer, maybe with a kimono-related cut

Kimonos of course

Raw materials like natural sheep fur

asian embroidery

tassels

As a result I would say that the Vogue editorial  (styled by Christiane Arp) is defenitely very tradition-related.  But what i find great is that the models are very  maskulinely styled what is  a symbol for the modern strong females of the current and coming generation.

Outfit: 
Wrap dress ~ Vintage
Golden glitter blouse ~ Vintage
Lace up shoes ~ Mago from like 10 yrs ago sryyy
That bad-ass plastic bag with asia food in it ~ Go look at ya favorite asia reataurant and buy some delicious food, yeay eating is fun!

 Occasion: Buying food and eating it on the couch / School