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...When only the best will do.Flowers and Fashion
Flowers have always inspired fashion
and this year is no exception...
"Back to nature -- Flowers to feathers dominate on Paris's runways"
"There was hardly a collection without a rose planted on a bodice or perched on a shoe. Flower patterns bloomed on burgeoning skirts.""For decoration, think leaves and petals - tiny cut-out pieces of fabric appliquéd to a bodice or skirt. As for colors, anything from the garden was lovely, from buttercup yellow and grass green through lavender, wisteria and violet; peach, nectarine and plum."
SOURCE: International Herald Tribune
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Nicolas Ghesquiere designs for Balenciaga...
"There was scarcely a surface of the models’ outfits that wasn’t exploding with a floral print."
"Mr. Ghesquiere’s flower power feels emotionally stronger, more charged.
If the fields of pansies, hydrangeas and peonies on the sleek surface of the couture silks lift your heart, it’s not because they are beautiful, though they are. It’s because we sense in them the extreme willfulness of the designer. How many designers would have the temerity to use something as bourgeois as a flower print, and then build an entire collection around it? Well, the answer is both Mr. Ghesquiere and Cristobal Balenciaga."
As Sarah Mower said in her review on Style.com, his influence is such that
“the flower-printing mills of the world will have been activated overnight.”
Fresh Cut Flowers for Spring Wardrobes
March 13th, 2008 @ 4:56 PM - New York
Though you can’t quite pack the
winter coat away yet, spring collections have started arriving in
stores. Here are the top trends for this spring that debuted on the
runways a few months ago. Even if Balenciaga or Prada aren’t on your
the shopping list this season, you’ll want to pay attention to the key
looks from these trend-setting labels as you update – or simply
re-style – your wardrobe.
Flower Power -
Without a doubt, spring’s strongest trend is anything floral. Combine
it a flower print with a kicky dress, and you’ve got a home run for the
season on your hands. But we’re not talking Laura Ashley – Balenciaga
looked to the digital age with their cutting edge prints, with
blown-up, Photoshop-like layering while Prada’s flower power called to
mind Art Nouveau swirls. Watercolors by Jeremiah Goodman inspired
Carolina Herrera’s pretty, feminine designs, with a flowers standing
out on a white background. Likewise at Gucci, flowers got a graphic
treatment of black on white with just a hint of color. Ralph Lauren,
always a classicist, went for full-floral effect on his Central Park
garden-worthy gowns.
READ THE FULL
ARTICLE: Fashion Wire Daily
 Carolina Herrera |
 Karl Lagerfeld |
 Stella McCartney |
(PHOTOS - Fashion Wire
Daily/Gruber)
Bright
colors, huge florals and long dresses will be some of the “IN” styles
for Spring of 2008.
SOURCE: fashaddix.com
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