Guest Post: Chinese Garden of Friendship Outfit

Flashback Summer: Vintage at Heart - Chinese Garden of Friendship Outfit

Flashback Summer: Vintage at Heart - Chinese Garden of Friendship Outfit

From Emileigh: I am still on vacation this week in Florida, and I'm so happy to have a post from the gorgeous Harlow of Vintage at Heart sharing an outfit with you guys today!

Hello, my name is Harlow and I am honoured to be guest posting for Emileigh on Flashback Summer today! I blog over at Vintage at Heart, and like Emileigh, I am a huge fan of intercultural fashion, so today I am posting about this beautiful quipao-inspired swing dress that I wore on a visit to the Chinese Garden of Friendship in Sydney.

The Garden of Friendship is a little piece of Chinese culture and history wedged amongst Sydney’s high rises and is one of the most beautiful and tranquil places I have ever visited. Modelled on the ornate gardens of the Ming Dynasty, the gardens were designed to celebrate the relationship that Australia has with China.

I was lucky to spend an amazing morning in the gardens admiring everything and watching some very large and lively Koi fish jumping around in the water! I felt that this Trashy Diva dress was perfect to wear for the occasion as it reflects the way different cultures are able to influence each other to create something beautiful.

I love wearing both swing dresses and quipao and this Trashy Diva dress brings together the things that I love most about those designs; the elegant mandarin collar and embroidered chrysanthemum, and a swishy full skirt perfect for twirling and dancing!

From Emileigh again: I adore her look and the way it doesn't copy a qipao but is still inspired by it. It's a beautiful reflection of the Australian-Chinese Garden of Friendship she visited, since it's a mix of both cultures' styles!

Flashback Summer: Vintage at Heart - Chinese Garden of Friendship Outfit

Flashback Summer: Vintage at Heart - Chinese Garden of Friendship Outfit

Flashback Summer: Vintage at Heart - Chinese Garden of Friendship Outfit

Flashback Summer: Vintage at Heart - Chinese Garden of Friendship Outfit

Flashback Summer: Vintage at Heart - Chinese Garden of Friendship Outfit

Flashback Summer: Vintage at Heart - Chinese Garden of Friendship Outfit

6 comments

  1. Great to see Harlow popping up here, Emileigh :) Such a fan and she looks absolutely stunning as usual!

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  2. Beautiful! I absolutely adore the dress. Yellow is my favorite color but I'm afraid it's not my best friend among colors.

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  3. What a lovely dress. You look positively gorgeous Harlow! The garden itself reminds me of a Japanese garden we used to visit at our local zoo years ago. It was so pretty.

    Brigid
    the Middle Sister and Singer

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  4. Great post and wonderful photos and dress! Thanks Harlow!

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  5. How radiantly beautiful!!! We have a small, lovely Japanese garden here near one of our town's two beaches and Tony and I have been saying for years now that we need to do a shoot there. Thank you for reminder to try and make 2015 the year we finally do so, lovely Harlow.

    ♥ Jessica

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