Fashion looks east, with spring’s most evocative styles

A sprinkling of sweet-scented cherry blossom, courtesy of Bottega Veneta’s origami-like flower-embroidered silk slip dress and sculptural leather headpiece

Haojie wears Bottega Veneta silk charmeuse dress, leather pom pom headpiece and rubber shoes, all POA. Falke Pure Matt 50den tights, £27

Summon good luck with a pop of red, as seen in Japanese label Comme des Garçons’ tulle-layered jacket or Irish-Cantonese designer Simone Rocha’s romantic take on a windbreaker, inspired by Pina Bausch’s flower-strewn piece Carnations

From left: Haojie Qi wears Simone Rocha satin Ballerina jacket, £550, nylon tutu skirt, £1,295, and knitted knee-high socks, POA. Ferragamo satin mules, £685. Lily Gabriella rose-gold, rubellite and marble ring, £10,200, and rose-gold, diamond, sapphire and aquamarine earring, £16,200 for a pair. Yilan Hua wears Comme des Garçons tulle jacket, POA. Falke polyamide tights, £31. Shushu/Tong leather shoes, POA. Lily Gabriella rose-gold, GVS diamond and morganite Flora earrings, POA. Canlan Wang wears Louis Vuitton wool-mix jacket, £6,700, silk front-buttoned lavaliere, £2,230, and viscose body (just seen), £1,610. Jimmy Choo leather Isa 95 shoes, £725. Shushu/Tong knitted knee-high socks, POA. Cartier gold, diamond, emerald and carnelian Cactus de Cartier ring, POA. Dior Joaillerie gold My Dior earring, £4,000 for a pair

Saint Laurent’s jewel-toned brocade jacket and poppy-red ruffled skirt conjure the sultry, noirish world and sumptuous palette of Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love

Canlan wears Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello Lurex brocade jacket with jewel buttons, £5,520, metallic lace bodysuit with mock-neck, £3,710, and jacquard and lace-trim skirt, £2,900. Swedish Stockings recycled polyamide tights, £30. Dior Joaillerie rose-gold Bois de Rose earring, £5,350 for pair

Giorgio Armani has long been enamoured of Japanese design, and there’s a nod to the tobi workwear silhouette in these wide-leg tulip trousers by Emporio Armani 

Canlan wears Emporio Armani Lurex bolero jacket with stand-up collar and integrated waistcoat, £940, linen-mix voile trousers, £290, and faux-leather woven boots, £680. Goossens gold‑plated‑brass Fleur de Pavot earrings, £345. Falke wool-mix leggings (just seen), £1,056

The influence of Japanese craft abounds in this leather-trimmed woven raffia set by Gucci

Canlan wears Gucci leather and raffia cropped jacket, £3,050, matching cropped top, £2,790, and matching skirt, £2,530. Tiffany & Co gold HardWear earrings, £6,700

Chloé’s suede blouson jacket and wispy lace bralette hark back to the sensual, bohemian spirit of the house

Yilan wears Chloé light suede jacket, £4,025, silk habotai lace-trimmed top, £1,085, and crinkled silk-mix voile shorts, £915. Vintage Cartier c1960 gold and diamond ear clips, £23,500, hancockslondon.com. Calzedonia 50den tights, £9.99

Shanghai label Shushu/Tong and Bally give spring florals a cool-girl spin in this electric cashmere two-piece and bloom-adorned sleeveless knit

From left: Canlan wears Bally cashmere cardigan, £920, and silk gazar underpants (sold with matching skirt), £3,250. Martine Rose x Clarks leather shoes, £250. Alighieri sterling‑silver The Link of Wanderlust hoop earrings, £210. Socks, stylist’s own. Yilan wears Shushu/Tong wool knit sleeveless cardigan and satin skirt, both POA. Martine Rose x Clarks leather shoes, £250. Bar Jewellery gold-plated-silver Chunky Outline earrings, £135. Vintage socks, stylist’s own

There’s a space-age-meets-punk feel to Prada’s harness-belted leather pencil skirt, paired with a prim Argyle v-neck jumper for a sophisticated touch 

Haojie wears Prada wool jumper, £1,520, cotton shirt, £1,470, and leather skirt with metal details and integrated belt, £8,200. Falke polyamide tights, £31

Channel the polka-dot forms of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama with this cotton slip dress, styled with a fringed scarf and origami-esque paper boat hat

Haojie wears Marni handmade cotton poplin fringed scarf, £5,000, cotton poplin dress, £1,450, and cotton poplin hat, £550

Designers Laura and Deanna Fanning look to the golden age of air travel in this coral-pink satin dress and lavender wired flyaway scarf, inspired by retro flight attendants’ uniforms

Canlan wears Kiko Kostadinov satin dress, £770, and viscose scarf, POA. Fabian Kis-Juhasz silk-satin and leather deconstructed shoes, £141

Yilan wears Miu Miu silk knit tops, £1,750 each, silk ribbed long gloves, £690, natté skirt, £2,850, and silk underpants, £750. Alighieri sterling-silver The Inkwell earring, £350 for pair

Yilan wears Loewe silk dress, POA. Fabian Kis-Juhasz silk-satin and leather shoes (just seen), £165

Haojie wears JW Anderson cashmere jacquard top, POA, and leather biker boots, £845. Tiffany & Co gold HardWear earrings, £6,700. Falke 20 denier tights, £25

Models, Canlan Wang at Premier, Haojie Qi at Elite and Yilan Hua at PRM. Casting, Piergiorgio Del Moro and Helena Balladino at DM Casting. Hair, Kei Terada at Julian Watson. Make-up, Mel Arter at Julian Watson. Lighting director, Madison Blair. Lighting assistant, Ivano Pagnussat. Digital operator, Paul Allister. Stylist’s assistants, Fainche Burke, Elisa Carcano and Freya Reeves. Production, The Good Company