Uniting Fashion from the East and the West

With leading innovations in the fashion world, it would be neither odd nor hard to find the fashions of the world becoming widespread in certain nations. Fashions have gotten a great blend and have undergone much assimilation and compounding throughout the years they have ever lasted in the world, and to this very day, we see many of the fashionable outfits spread everywhere, from the east to the west, and from the west to the east. Although for most cases, the western style takes the lead and influences the adornments of most cultures and societies in the world mainly for their convenience, some highly exquisite and traditional outfits from the east have yet to disappear from the fashion scene. Instead, a lot of them have been popularized, glorified and noted as inspirations for further advancement and development in the fashion world, there is surely no doubt that both the fashion in the east and the west work well together in bringing and holding up the fashion world in its fullest.

In the line of designers who have attempted at blending fashion from the east with the west, it is not uncommon to find names that differ starkly from common western names, since a blend of culture would necessarily mean that designers from other cultures may come into the picture. This seems to be the case for one gifted designer named Naomi Thompson, she has successfully produced a series of clothing proper to this theme and her sense of fashion is breathtaking and certainly worth everyone’s long attention span and glorification. Her prime endeavor in this season was to incorporate the east to the western clothing with a unique style, preserving the themes of the east, yet intelligently infusing the designs of the west, and there was a splendid end product for the show.

Her array of designs featured kimono Prom Dresses with sleeves, vintage kimono coats, as well as other interestingly styled fashionable outfits. The garments are, as expected, very flowery, but they are subtly cut into the right length, shape and sizes, adjusted and trimmed well to fit the design of the western-styled apparels she had made. She made use of plain tones, but covered over them coats or stitched onto them pieces of fabrics containing the designs of the kimono, and all the flowers got on the dresses and coats, just right where they should be, and they resided really well all around these outfits.

These fabrics of Naomi Thompson however, are all recycled fabric that she had gotten from users who have used the kimonos. For these beautiful and artistic designs with all the flowers, although they were products previously used, the fabrics were magically turned into something no one would expect. Who would expect beautiful western-styled clothing out of pieces of old kimono cloth anyway? The considerations of Naomi Thompson was also considerably profound, the dresses and coats had been carefully thought out that all of them contained straps and adjustments that would make the clothing lasting for the wearer in the long run. The straps were adjustable and changeable according to the wearer’s personal preference and possible changes in body shape or size. Indeed, this is one great sign that the artist has thought things out carefully, splendid idea indeed for a blend for eastern and western clothing.

Silhouette: A-line 
Neckline: V-neck 
Waist: Empire 
Hemline/Train: Floor Length 
Sleeve Length: Sleeveless 
Embellishments: Beading, Ruching, 
Fabric: Satin 
Built-In Bra: Yes 
Fully Lined: Yes 
Shown Color: Grape 
Body Shape: Hourglass, Inverted Triangle, Misses 
Occasion: Prom, Evening 
Season: Spring, Fall, Winter, Summer

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