Embroidered

Embroidery is the craft of decorating a piece of fabric with needle and thread, and has been dated back to 30,000 BC. Cast ourselves to Spring 2017 and the craft is very much on trend.

From catwalks such as Alexander McQueen's Spring/Summer 17' Ready to Wear and Nguyen Cong Tri's No.10 collection, to high street stores and online sites such as River Island, Topshop and ASOS, delicately woven wild flowers are literally everywhere.

I'm really loving this trend at the moment. I actually recently brought a couple of items from an online store called missyempire.com (see the images below), because even though the weather is typically British right now, there's nothing that welcomes the spring season better than a burst of colour and handful of flowers.

Michelle White Embroidered Ruffle Bell Sleeve Top - £18.00

Iva Black Overlay Floral Embroidered Shift Dress - £24.00

I was also recently introduced to the artist James Merry, who takes vintage sweatshirts from sportswear brands such as Nike, Fila and Adidas and embroiders flowers and fruits and mushrooms, etc around the logos, which I think is super cool. He's also worked with the V&A Museum on an exhibition called 'The Embroidered Gaze' (see video here) and with Bjork on her virtual reality exhibition.

In other flower-related news, florist Herbes Fauves (@herbestfauves on Insta) has just finished setting up a flower pop-up shop in the & Other Stories Bordeaux store!

This is a trend that is definitely not wilting any time soon and I can't wait to hang my rain coat up and throw on my purchases!

If you're looking for any inspiration, have a look on my Pinterest bored dedicated to this beautiful trend → here ←

Georgia.xo