Flower Power - in fashion, textile and in art

Flowers with all their evoking qualities and colours are key influencing factors in fashion as in art.

A glorious display of flowers at the Scoop London trade fair held at the Saatchi Gallery.  Described by biologists as the reproductive structure of flowering plants, the part of a plant that is often brightly coloured and has a pleasant smell, flowers are often the source of inspiration for fashion as well as in art.

Flowers are the reproductive structure of flowering plants, the part of a plant that is often brightly coloured and has a pleasant smell, with the promise of spring and with it the return of warmer weather, the emergence of blooming flowers is Mother Nature's to bring us optimism. 

Spotted at the recently concluded Scoop London trade fair a few days ago at the Saatchi Gallery in London (which coincided with London Fashion Week), Nordic knitwear brand Steinum by Johanna av Steinum showed this chunky knitted wool cardigan featuring a blooming rose on its bell-shaped sleeves.  The black background shows off the vibrant colour of the intarsia rose motif to great effect.

Currently on show at the Marylebone Hotel in London is a exhibition of flowers by London-based artist Chantal de Gaudio presented by the Rebecca Hossack Gallery.

On until the end of May, de Gaudio's unique artwork provide a welcome boost this Spring.   Here is a sampling of a few of her works.

In the world of fashion and textiles, with surface treatments, textures and prints being strong trends, flowers provide strong sources of inspiration for designers and material developers.  

With the promise of Spring in the air, blossoms were in full bloom recently at the Première Vision Paris trade fair (held 16- 18 February 2016 at the Parc des Expositions de Paris Nord-Villepinte).

Taking the cue from Mother Nature, the forum disiplay designs throughout the fair took on a garden theme, in particular flowers with all their evoking qualities as the main influencing factors of the Spring/Summer 2017 season. 

On textiles, at the forefront of trends, colours chracteristic of nature, and designs taken from plant life and in particular flora and fauna remain strong sources of inspiration for designers, textile and material developers.  

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All photos by Lucia Carpio for My Fashion Connect Global.