Fresh fashion by St. Louis designers.

That's right you are seeing a gown made out of real plants. The design team from New Ground - sponsored by Growing Green - designed and fabricated the living garment for a fashion contest among local professional designers in St. Louis.






The gown was based on a colorful "butterfly" concept using six (6) different types of plants and more than 400 leaves. Notice how the jacket has been woven out of the leaves. The bodice was created out of real moss. The head piece incorporated flowers from bromeliads.

Keeping it fresh required changing many leaves just hours before the event.

Creative...fun... and a great way to celebrate the wonder of plants and the many ways they add to our quality of life.