Flowers in Food

We're wrapping up this week's fall floral trend, Botany of Desire, with a link from the mother of all DIY'ers, Miss Martha herself.

While edible flowers can be used in everything from cocktails to cakes, sometimes the simplest recipes are the best.

Martha's recipes using edible flowers showcase the fresh taste of flowers paired with their striking presentation, and that's a good thing.

Floral Gin Fizz

After trying many violet, chamomile, lavender, and rose drinks at some of our favorite watering holes, we decided it was our turn to play bartender. Loosely based on an aviation, our (as of yet) unnamed but delicious concoction pulls inspiration from this weeks floral trend, botany of desire.

(get the recipe after the jump >>>)

New Series Featuring The Drift on Workroom Social!

We're super excited to announce a new series of guest posts, called Sewing on Trend which we'll be doing over on WorkroomSocial.com

Workroom Social is a sewing and screen printing studio located in Brooklyn, New York. With a well equipped workspace that caters to both experienced and novice makers, they enjoy working with crafters and fashion designers alike. If you've ever been interested in anything from sewing, to pattern-making, fabric design or screen printing, then Workroom Social is definitely the place to go!

This new series will feature the same trends we're covering here on The Drift, but with sewing and project inspiration provided by Workroom Social. Even if you're not currently a master seamstress, pop on over and check out the post... then check out some of the classes they offer; there's no better time to learn than now!

Runway trend: Botany of Desire

L-R: Antonio Marras, Araisara, Alice + Olivia, Carolina Herrera, Araks, Araisara, Givenchy, and Billy Reid

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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Fall Trend: Botany of Desire

(l-r: antonio marras, araisara, alice + olivia, carolina herrera, araks, araisara, givenchy, and billy reid)

Last year, we saw fall florals in the form of earth-toned ditsy prints. This year, we see the evolution from those ditsy prints and this year's summer floral trend continue for fall 2013 in a darker and moodier way than previous years. Gone are the girlish ditsy prints, replaced with oversized, dramatic, ladylike patterns.