Mother Nature is a fabric designer

LANCASTER, OH (NWPR) – From extravagant hats to sublime shoes, fashion designers have found inspiration in colorful floral motifs and botanical elements. Opening Saturday, February 4, 2023 at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, “Flower Power: Flora in Fashion” explores the relationship humankind has with its natural environment, specifically, how we adorn our bodies with botanical elements from head to toe.

     Additionally in this exhibition it presents how Nature’s plant materials not only factor in the aesthetics of fashion and apparel, but also how they literally are the very fabric used to make much of our clothing.

Presented by the Historic Costume and Textiles Collection at the Ohio State University and curated by Gayle Strege, the show remains on view through April 23, 2023. More at: http://www.decartsohio.org

Note: In the Lower Gallery, “Botany in Buttons” will also be on display from the Ann W. Rudolph Button Collection.