August 12, 2013

Botany of Desire: Dark and Moody Florals for Fall 2013

Earlier this summer, we introduced our "Botany of Desire" trend; big, dark, and moody florals that bring to mind vintage botanical illustrations. This week, we'll explore the trend more in depth -- from the runways, to street style, and an emerging trend of edible flowers in food, this is definitely one of the bigger trends for fall.

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(images, clockwise from top far left: "Natural Beauty" by Elle China, botanical print envelopes slideshowpress.com, street style fashiony.ru, botanical print of Italian tulip, floral ice cubes chevrontochiffon.com, edible floral chocolate cake bonappetit.com, edible floral salad marthastewart.com, Karlie Kloss for US Vogue, Alice + Olivia fw13, street style from tuulavintage.com, botanical print of tulips by Simon Vereist)

Side note/ spoiler alert: this major trend continues for spring 2014, evolving into tropical and Hawaiian prints, a trend we're calling tropical storm.