Zita Elze
Flowers, as beautiful as they are, are also considered a symbol of transience and mortality. After all, their beauty doesn’t last forever. Dutch painter Jan Davidsz de Heem, one of the most famous still life painters of the Baroque, captured their grace on canvas to show the viewer that everything in the world is mortal.
Real flowers, as beautiful as they are, are therefore rarely seen in fashion. Nevertheless, some adventurous and innovative minds devote themselves to the beauty of floral elegance and create beautiful fashion made from real flowers.
Picture: © Models: Coco Rocha, Du Juan and Chanel Iman, shot by Greg Kadel for the Time Magazine 2007 Style & Design
He was the enfant terrible of the fashion world, a visionary, an artist without equal. During the presentation of his legendary Spring Summer Collection 2007, it was one very special dress that took everyone’s breath. This top-class work of art named Sarabande consisted of silk flowers and real frozen flowers. Incredible…
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The award winning floral artist designer gained fame with her elaborate dresses, shoes and handbags made from real flowers. In contrast to the dress Sarabande by Alexander McQueen, Zita Elze’s creations, which are basically worn as wedding gown, aren’t meant for eternity.
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The Irish artist Philip Treacy is probably by far the most famous milliner in the world. He is especially fond of flowers, whose beauty he simply can’t go without when it comes to designing. He created a hat collection made from real orchids for Art for Life, a group of orchid growers, worn by naked models.
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