Virginia Robinson Gardens 2023: Back in Bloom 

For the 2023 "Back in Bloom" Garden Tour & Showcase at Virginia Robinson Gardens in Beverly Hills, Sepideh Mianaby of Ivory Floral Events dressed the estate's Great Hall with a floral couture gown that won first place at the showcase. Her mannequin wore a pale fern bodice and a sweeping skirt of painted ferns flowing from lavender through deep cobalt to forest green, scattered with coral garden roses and clouds of baby's breath, with a braided, rose-topped crown. 

That summer, Virginia Robinson Gardens named Sepideh its featured "Garden Tour Star," tracing her path from a flower shop in Tel Aviv to evening-gown design in Los Angeles, the background that shapes her floral couture. Every element of the gown was designed and created by Ivory Floral Events.

About the design: the gown was planned like a couture piece, starting with sketches and a fitted form, then built up with ferns, garden roses, baby's breath and pressed blooms in a gradient of color. Each section was wired and attached by hand so the skirt would flow naturally, and the whole design was finished in the days before the showcase so every petal looked fresh for visitors.