{"id":89428,"date":"2015-05-27T21:45:19","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T21:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.5starweddingmagazine.com\/?p=89428"},"modified":"2025-06-19T09:41:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T08:41:48","slug":"rhs-chelsea-flower-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/rhs-chelsea-flower-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Flower Dress Kicks Off RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Celebrity florist,\u00a0<strong>Larry Walshe<\/strong>\u00a0was commissioned by M&amp;G Investments to create a bespoke dress made of over <strong>1,200 flowers,<\/strong> to celebrate their sixth consecutive year as title sponsor of the <strong>RHS Chelsea Flower Show<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Larry will be creating a further piece to be seen in award-winning garden designer, Jo Thompson\u2019s sylvan-themed retreat on the 19th May 2015.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70706\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70706\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-70706\" title=\"Incredible Flower Dress Larry Walshe\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CEzHkM4VAAArviZ-750x10711.jpg\" alt=\"Incredible Flower Dress Larry Walshe\" width=\"800\" height=\"1142\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70706\" title=\"Incredible Flower Dress Larry Walshe\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CEzHkM4VAAArviZ-750x10711.jpg\" alt=\"Incredible Flower Dress Larry Walshe\" width=\"800\" height=\"1142\" \/><\/noscript> Incredible Flower Dress Larry Walshe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This astonishing dress features over 1,200 real Delphiniums, Hyacinths, Spray Roses &amp;\u00a0Limonium. \u00a0Larry Walshe is one of Britain\u2019s foremost luxury floral designers. \u00a0Based in London, his lavish, abundant use of texture and colour,\u00a0coupled with a distinctive vision delivers opulent, memorable and dramatic designs that transform weddings and events both in the UK and abroad.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70707\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70707\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-70707\" title=\"Flower Dress Larry Walshe\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CEzIc03UgAAbeZQ-750x10551.jpg\" alt=\"Incredible Flower Dress Larry Walshe\" width=\"800\" height=\"1125\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70707\" title=\"Flower Dress Larry Walshe\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CEzIc03UgAAbeZQ-750x10551.jpg\" alt=\"Incredible Flower Dress Larry Walshe\" width=\"800\" height=\"1125\" \/><\/noscript> Flower Dress Larry Walshe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The dress is crafted from very fine, <strong>soft grey voile and silk by skilled artisans<\/strong> and assumes an organic silhouette that motions the fluidity and echoes the calmness of water.\u00a0\u00a0Fabric is gathered at a 1930\u2019s drop waist to create a seductive and <a href=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/blog\/50683\/ambient-lighting-on-your-wedding-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">romantic form<\/a>, which draws further inspiration from the translucency of water.\u00a0\u00a0Timeless in its simplicity, the intricate floral embroidery detailing features delphiniums, spray roses, brunia, hyacinths and limonium.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rising up from the base of the dress, dissipating organically to hint at\u00a0the delicacy of nature, it softly emanates a \u201clady of the lake\u201d aesthetic.\u00a0Detailing is applied around the elongated neckline and cuffs.\u00a0\u00a0Crafted from a palette of pink, purple and blue tones the dress sits beautifully within an organic environment.\u00a0\u00a0The floral headband utilizes the same floral detailing as the dress with a soft asymmetrical trail of grey satin ribbon, which again nods to the 1930\u2019s style.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.larrywalshe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">larrywalshe.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"antispam-group antispam-group-e\" style=\"display: none; 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