Clothed with Nature

One of the perks of being back at school and being a Pitt student is that I have free access to the Museums and Phipps Conservatory. Yesterday I went and visited the summer flower show at Phipps where the theme is Living Harmoniously with Nature. Throughout the exhibit different areas showed how you can live green; using plants and trees from furniture, decoration and even clothing! In the South Conservatory a feast was set up with a mannequin party guests dressed in the latest fashions comprised of leaves and flowers.  Edible plants and vegetables were growing along the edges of the rooms to show how useful gardens can also be decorative. Below are some pictures from this room. I'll post more about the other exhibit display the next few days.

View of the feast as you walk in.

The orange leaves give the illusion of a fur collar and cuffs.

The texture of the leaves around the waste give the look of rousing.

A dog made out of moss

 

For more information about Phipps Conservatory and of this exhibit visit http://phipps.conservatory.org/