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Oriental Express: Chinese & Japanese Motifs Are Huge For Fashion This Season

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Oriental Express: Chinese & Japanese Motifs Are Huge For Fashion This Season

Tigers, peonies and traditional Chinese or Japanese motifs — the more cliche and unexpected, the hipper.

by JOLAINE CHUA  /   July 21, 2016

Tigers, peonies and other traditional Chinese or Japanese motifs used to be best reserved for souvenirs only. Now, the more cliche and the more unexpected the combination (floral embroidered waders, anyone?), the hipper.

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Oriental Express: Chinese & Japanese Motifs Are Huge For Fashion This Season
#1: Embroidered leather Boston bag, Alice + Olivia
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See: 15 leather work bags that are timelessly chic

#2: Denim jeans, Topshop
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#3: Silk and satin brocade pants, Alice + Olivia
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#4: Slim d’Hermes white gold watch on alligator strap, $85,000, Hermes
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Love intricate details on your timepieces? These ceramic watches come with pretty plumage and graphic motifs.

#5: Sterling silver charm with zirconia, $219, Thomas Sabo
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#6: Porcelain dining plate, $300, Hermes
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#7: Viscose and cotton bomber jacket, $196, Topshop
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These fashion week showgoers make a strong case for bomber jackets. 

#8: Polyester shoulder bag, Stella McCartney
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#9: Silk and satin brocade jacket, Alice + Olivia
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#10: Cotton sweatshirt, $850, Coach
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See: How to keep warm and look stylish with chic, patterned cover-ups and clever styling

#11: Jade bangle with rose gold, white rhodium-plated metal and gemstones, $2,800, Choo Yilin
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#12: Embroidered leather boots, Balenciaga
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#13: Rose gold ring with diamond, $540, Goldheart
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#14: Mademoiselle Prive Coromandel 18K beige gold watch with diamonds on alligator strap, Chanel Fine Jewellery
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Prices unavailable unless stated.

Main image: Gucci, Valentino

An adapted version first appeared in Female‘s August 2016 issue.

Like this? Check out bags, shoes and rings with this super cute motif, and see how gingham print goes chic, not country, with these fashionable buys.

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