Floral Kimonos, Purple Tees, Skirts, Chloe Paraty

Skirts and printed kimonos for spring, with my small Chloe Paraty bag and two very different outfit colour schemes with purple tees.

What I wore:

Jacket: Target Karolina summer kimono in purple black floral
Necklace: Kmart gold and navy beaded necklace
Tee: Spectrum basic v-neck tee in washed lilac
Skirt: Nobody Denim Piper vacation skirt in black distressed denim
Shoes: Converse Chuck Taylor All Star low in black
Bracelets: the usual plus Cora purpleheart and mother of pearl watch c/o JORD
Bag: Chloe periwinkle small Paraty

Why I wore it:

Crazy weather on this day! There was a minor tornado at Brisbane airport. I'd been rushing around a bit that morning trying to get my son ready for school when I looked out the window and saw the previously grey sky you can see in the pic was turning a very dark scary grey. We were already running a bit late for school, but seeing that made us all move a little faster! Lucky the rain wasn't too heavy so I didn't get too wet dropping him off. I was back home just a few minutes before the storm hit and the rain really started coming down! (And it didn't turn into a tornado until after it passed us thankfully).

My youngest and I spent most of the morning at home sitting around waiting for the storm to pass enough for us to get out to the library and the grocery store. Although the rain stopped by the time we left the house, the playground was out of the question as the sky still looked pretty dark. It was a quick couple of stops then back home until school pick up in the afternoon, when I found out the storm had resulted in a tornado and I felt a little bad for driving when we could still hear the rumbles of thunder! Spring storms are normal in Brisbane, tornados not so much!

Despite the crazy weather day, I did like this outfit. With the black denim skirt the kimono was just the perfect topper and the dark floral print works so well with the lilac tee, even though the shades are different. It's not the first time I've tired this tee and kimono combination either, I really like it! The periwinkle Chloe Paraty bag complimented the different shades of purple nicely. Blue and purple are so good together.


Last worn: black floral print kimono, lilac tee, beaded necklace, distressed denim skirt, Converse, Chloe Paraty bag.

Other ways to wear: black floral print kimono and pink shorts, lilac tee and printed culottes, distressed denim skirt and grey tee, Converse and maxi skirt, Chloe Paraty bag and maxi skirt.

Perfect for pregnancy: lilac tee in second trimester, Converse in second trimester.

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What I wore:

Jacket: Somedays Lovin' Yakuza print kimono
Necklace: Lovisa gold filigree heart pendant
Tee: Atmos&Here rolled sleeve oversized tee in wine
Skirt: thrifted no label rust ruffle tiered skirt
Shoes: New Balance Coast women's running shoe in black 
Bracelets: the usual plus Cora purpleheart and mother of pearl watch c/o JORD
Bag: Chloe periwinkle small Paraty

Why I wore it:

This kimono had popped up in my Instagram memories and I realised it was very overdue another wear! With the rust in the print, this cute rust ruffle skirt was an obvious pairing with it. The purple in the print gave me the idea of trying this deep wine tee with it too. I've enjoyed wearing burgundy with this rust skirt before, and although this tee is more purple-y than a true burgundy, I liked the combo. I've worn this tee with the kimono before too! I went with the periwinkle Chloe Paraty bag based on the blue in the print of the kimono as well, even though, like the purple, it's a different shade.

It was a really hot and humid day and we had a playdate at the park in the morning, so I probably didn't really need the kimono. The sleeves on the tee are long enough for shoulder coverage. I decided still to wear it that morning because I felt it pulled the outfit together well with all the different colours being in the print. While I love the colours and liked the outfit in the morning, looking at the photos after I think maybe the pieces didn't look as great together as I thought - good colour combinations to try, but not the best pieces to do it with.

After heading home for lunch and cooling off in the aircon for a bit, we headed out again to enjoy a local carnival in the afternoon, before the severe storms blew in. Again we were luckily safely home again that evening before the storm hit.

Last worn: Somedays Lovin' floral kimono, wine slouchy tee, filigree rose gold heart necklace, rust ruffle skirt, New Balance sneakers, Chloe Periwinkle Paraty bag (above).

Other ways to wear: Somedays Lovin' floral kimono worn 30 ways, wine slouchy tee and gold jeans, rust ruffle skirt and band tee, Chloe Periwinkle Paraty and midi dress.

Perfect for pregnancy: Somedays Lovin' floral kimono in third trimester, wine slouchy tee in second trimester.

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How You can Wear It:

Floral kimonos are a great addition to your wardrobe! If you're not sure what to wear with them, you can get inspiration from the colours in the print. The pieces you pick don't even have to match the colours of the print exactly, neither of these outfits are perfect matchy-matchy ones, the colours are just similar.

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