Flowers capture Fashion Week spotlight

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Flowers capture Fashion Week spotlight

September 05, 2008

Charlotte Ronson, Nicole Richie, Dinner for Charlotte Ronson, Los Angeles

Charlotte Ronson and Nicole Richie in Los Angeles/ www.instyle.com photo

Spring runways were full of floral prints and the trend looks set to continue this fall, judging from the latest issues of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.

But the true test will be fashion week, which started today in New York and runs through Sept. 12.

According to Samantha Critchell of the Associated Press: “A loose, beachy vibe infused the first collections for spring 2009, drawing inspiration from fantasies of far-off places. Tropical prints combined with an easy slouch to evoke less stressful times.” Read her fill report at: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jj12
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Well, research shows that flowers help us de-stress and I was excited to learn that Teleflora is providing flowers at a number of events and to several designers. I’ll be posting pix asap.

First on the list: ANOTHER magazine is holding a dinner party for A-list celebs at a Brooklyn loft this Saturday. Teleflora hand-delivered bouquets to Scarlett Johansson, Bjork and Kirsten Dunst, and is providing 32 floral arrangements for the party.

We’ll also provide 100 pink roses for the VIP gift bags at the Akiko Ogawa show. Akiko worked on top brands like Paul Smith, before launching her own label in 2001.

Additionally, Teleflora will give bouquets to the following designers after their show.

• Australian-born Michael Angel will make his American debut.

• Liz McClean's fluid, flowing lines have earned her scores of admirers, including Keri Russell, Maya Rudolph, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Julie Gilhart.

• Andy & Debb launched in Korea in 1999 to much acclaim and now operate 15 stores.

• DJ and designer Benjamin Cho’s cutting-edge looks have established him as a darling of the New York fashion world.

• Born in London and raised in New York, Charlotte Ronson’s unique creations can be found in NYC's hip Nolita neighborhood.

• Susan Cianciolo is a highly conceptual designer and has graced the pages of The New York Times and Vogue.

• Tony Cohen often looks to fading flowers for color and textural inspiration. He started his line in 2004 and his clothes are sold at high-end retailers like Harvey Nichols, Villa Moda, and Neiman Marcus.

Flower Fact of the Day: Twigs, branches and berries are showing up as accents in fall floral bouquets. Stop by next week when I'll be sharing more details on upcoming trends.

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Comments

Melanie Lee | Reply
September 5, 2008

I am happy to see all the floral prints on the runways. Some of the dresses are gorgeous. As far as I'm concerned, flowers are always in style!

heather ziemba | Reply
September 7, 2008

I'm not sure I'm posting this in the right place, but I couldn't find another. I have a question about the identificaion of a flower. Does anyone know the name of a blue flower about 1 1/2 inches, shaped like a star. It's not the balloon flower, it's a bit smaller than that.and the star spokes are thinner.

Heather

heather ziemba | Reply
September 7, 2008

Does anyone know the name of a blue star shaped flower, about 1 1/2 inches big. It's smaller than the ballon flower and the star spokes are thinner.

Heather