Overview
Fashion Flora presents an explorative look at the use of flowers as a motif in fashion throughout the decades, as seen by a selection of SHOWstudio's network of contemporary fashion illustrators. Depicted garments have been hand-selected by Flora Starkey, one of the most exciting floral designers working today, and date back as far the 1880s.
The illustrations, which range in style and medium, showcase an array of bulbs or blooms and play tribute to the many designers who have consistently reworked and reconsidered the flower. Pieces by Alexander McQueen, Dries Van Noten and John Galliano, alongside many others, are celebrated. Like these designers, Nick Knight is known for his love of flowers, notably roses, as shown in Knight's hand-applied pigment print 'Rose IX' (2012) on display here. Films from SHOWstudio’s 17-year archive are also exhibited, showcasing a continuation of this mutual interest. Alongside these digital and painterly blooms, real British flowers and plants feature, as arranged by Starkey.
















Alexander McQueen S/S 07, Sarabande, by Amelie Hegardt

Christian Dior, by Raf Simons, Autumn 2012 Couture, by Blair Breitenstein

Vivienne Westwood A/W 95, by Carylann Loeppky

Dior Haute Couture, Fall 2010, by Cecilia Carlstedt

Giambattista Vali, Fall 2012, by Clément Louis

John Galliano A/W 2000, by Emma Larsson

Yves Saint Laurent S/S 99, by Fahren Feingold

Phillip Treacy S/S 13, by February James

Christopher Kane A/W 10, by Fiona Gourlay

Dries Van Noten S/S 93, by FRida Wannerberger

Christian Dior Haute Couture S/S 17, by Gill Button

Comme des Garçons “Blood and Roses” Spring 2015, by Helen Bullock

Mary Katrantzou A/W 11, by Jenifer Corker

Dior Haute Couture S/S 07, by Jin

Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2006, by Joseph Larkowsky

Simone Rocha A/W 15, by Jowy Maasdamme

Vintage Ossie Clarke, with Celia Bertwell print, by Kelly Beeman

Giambattista Valli, Fall 2013 Couture, by Kukula

Christian Dior Haute Couture 1997, by Lara Mackenzie Lee

Junon Dress, Christian Dior 1949 - 1950, by Laura Laine

Alexander McQueen S/S 07, Sarabande, by Marco Rea

Dior Haute Couture S/S 13 by One Eye Girl

Gucci A/W 17, by Poppy Waddilove

Alexander McQueen S/S 07, Sarabande, by Rei Nadal

Comme des Garçons Homme Plus A/W 16, by Richard Kilroy

Dior Haute Couture S/S 07, by Rob Phillips

Flowers, by Rob Phillips

Chanel Haute Couture Spring 2009, by Samuel Harrison

Flower IX, by Stephen Doherty

Dries Van Noten S/S 17, by Stephen Doherty

Preen S/S 17, by Suzy Platt

Le Chou Noir evening cape, Cristobal Balenciaga Haute Couture F/W 67/68, by Tobie Giddio

Christian Dior Couture Autumn 2012, by Velwyn Yossy

Comme des Garçons Homme Plus A/W 16, by Unskilled Worker

Marchesa S/S 15, by Nicasio Torres Melgar

Viktor & Rolf Couture Spring 2016, by Valerie Servais
