One of my favorite lines this season is Carolina Herrera. Her pieces are some of the most gorgeous I've ever laid eyes on and I absolutely love the incorporation of vintage botanical illustrations throughout her line. Each dress is like a walk through the garden..what a perfect way to welcome spring! Here are some of my favorite pieces from her line + some of my favorite antique botanical illustrations...
Orchid Ruby Lipped Cattleya - Colombia, Joseph Paxton c.1834-1849
Hyacinth. lacinthe d'orien Botanical Illustration - Pierre Joseph Redoute c.1827 -1830
Vuurbaak Tulip -Arlette Davids Lyons 1940
Rhododendron orbiculare botanical print - 1st ed of B. Leslie Urquhart's The Rhododendron, 1958.
Rhododendron racemosum. - 1st ed of B. Leslie Urquhart's The Rhododendron, 1958.
John Day Guatemalan Orchid Watercolor Illustration 1883 -Lycaste skinneri var. alba
John Day Orchid Watercolor Illustration from 1862- Laelia Schilleriana
Magnolia Sargentiana by A.V. Webster. published by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1955
Have a lovely day everyone! Only 20 days left until Spring!
Exquisite runway selections and illustrations!
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xoxox,
CC
What an exquisite collection; I am truly in awe. :)
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