Fleur de Villes Impressionism at South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa

 

Designed by Ivory Floral Events - Ivory Florist for the Fleur de Villes exhibit at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa in April 2024, this seated floral mannequin is our impressionist tribute to Claude Monet. Like brushstrokes on a canvas, her gown blends billowing purple hydrangeas with red and hot pink roses, garden roses and coral peonies, swept with branches of pink blossoms.

 

She rests in an armchair covered in green moss and palm fronds, her bodice layered in white and lavender petals and her hair crowned with purple asparagus fern and lavender roses. Every element of the mannequin, the chair and the florals was designed and created by Ivory Floral Events.

About the design: Impressionist painters worked in quick, layered strokes of color, so we treated each flower like a dab of paint. Blush, lavender and soft purple blooms were placed in loose drifts rather than solid blocks, letting the colors blend as visitors moved around the figure. The result was a floral portrait that felt light, romantic and full of movement, and a fresh way to bring fine art and floral design together for shoppers at South Coast Plaza. Every flower was chosen to stay fresh for the full exhibit, so visitors enjoyed the same soft, painterly colors from opening day to the final weekend.