#Flower Close-Up

[herbalnature]

Caught in mid-twirl, this red bloom is a sight to behold as it's gently held against the urban backdrop. Its petals curve with a flamenco dancer's flair, paired with vibrant, splay-tipped stamens reaching out like curious antennae.

[jefkphotography]

A flower with red and an amount of yellow.

[love-fi]

Star Petals. Balloon Flower Photograph by Stephen Geisel Via Flickr: Star Petals.The unique, balloon-like buds that swell before bursting open into star-shaped blossoms. Balloon Flower Photograph by Stephen Geisel. Prints: society6.com/product/star-petals-balloon-flower-photograp... Photo Blog: luv-fi.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/steviegeisel/ Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/

[critt-n-queer]

I really wanted to make my own bouquet for my and my partner's handfasting ceremony, but I ran out of time and so entrusted the job to one of my sweet friends. She did an amazing job, but I missed the experience of putting it together myself. Making bouquets from the flowers in my grandparents garden, was something my Grammy and I used to do when she was alive, and it always brought us both so much joy.

So the night after the event, I took the flowers that were left over and made a new bouquet. I took out the wilted and broken stems and composted them. I retrimmed the ends of the stems to the right length, and added each one to a vase of fresh water. I enjoyed the silky soft feel of the petals between my fingers as I breathed in their incredible scent. It was really a meditation, and brought me such a calm in a way that the experience never could have while in the hectic throws of pre celebration. It gave me a quiet time, and space to process all the good things I'd just experienced the previous day and it allowed me to feel my Grammy's spirit celebrating with me. The end result was beautiful, but I was surprised that I was most impacted by the time spent doing it (as it is with creating art in general).

[tonia-aaaaa]

My favourite disfunctional block man throuple<333

[fashionsfromhistory]

I LOVE what Jaden has going on! Proof that menswear can be fun! I'm not crazy about the bottom half, but I love the delicate flowers vs the bold black lines.

Willow is on her way to the funeral of her rich husband that died a mysterious death. Respect.

[alias-eah]

Crowning of a Knight (past vs present)

[thewolfnessphotography]

Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris)

[k-wame]

کلوزآپ ، نمای نزدیک [Close-up] (1990) dir. Abbas Kiarostami | Biography/Docufiction

[florealegiardini]

Chaenomeles ~ hitotose.flowers.811

[herbalnature]

A vivid red flower with a whimsical twist captures your attention, held gently between fingertips against an urban backdrop. It's a little pop of nature's art in the concrete world.

[gbiechele]

Inner Details

Hibiscus and Lily

Yashica Auto Yashinon 5.5cm f/1.8 with helicoid adapter Sony A7

[love-fi]

Pink Lily Photograph by Stephen Geisel Via Flickr: Pink Lily Photograph by Stephen Geisel Prints: society6.com/lovefi Photo Blog: luv-fi.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/steviegeisel/ Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/

[kristo-flowers]

love-in-a-mist

Prints available in my Redbubble and Artheroes shop

[1217love]

[fashionsfromhistory]

Custom Dress worn by Elaine Roebuck to her Bat Mitzvah

Christian Dior

Spring 1957

“It all started when I was twelve years old and I wanted a bat mitzvah. My father said absolutely not — girls didn’t have bat mitzvahs in those days,” Roebuck tells me. “My mother rallied for me and finally my father said OK. The next thing I knew, we were on the train to Montreal to look at my dress.”

The dress in question is a silk organdy masterpiece custom designed by Monsieur Christian Dior himself. Dior did not design for children back in ‘57, but he made an exception. “Not just anyone could go in and say ‘whip me up a dress for my daughter’s Bat Mitzvah’ – that wasn’t their business,” says Dr. Alexandra Palmer, the museum’s senior fashion curator. But that’s just what Elaine’s mother, the late Molly Roebuck, did. “She had a motto: If you’re going to do something, you better do it right,” says her daughter. “And in her mind, Dior was just right.” Likely, the exception was made on account of Dior’s relationship with Holt Renfrew, the prestigious high-end retailer with exclusive rights to his collection in Canada back when it launched.

So, with the help of her friend, buyer Betty Macpherson, Roebuck commissioned the dress in Paris. It was to be modest, but fantastical enough for such a special night. After a few months of trading sketches with Dior himself, the muslin models arrived in Montreal, where Dior’s pieces were made-to-measure for the Canadian market. “The dress was dreamlike and it made me think, or maybe even feel, like a princess,” says Roebuck. The end result was a full-skirted silk organdy cocktail dress with daffodil embroidery. As it was a one off, the fabric never appeared in Dior’s collections. “I knew the dress was special, but at the same time, I didn’t think I was different from any of my friends,” she says. (Teen Vogue)

Royal Ontario Museum (Object number: 2013.68.14.1-2)