On a sunny spring day like today, Andrew and I decided to head down to Columbia Road flower market. I've lived in London for 8 months now, and regularly wonder around Brick Lane and Spitalfields of a Sunday afternoon, however I'd never ventured that little further to Columbia Road. The streets were heaving with people of all ages, hauling Ikea sized bags of bedding plants and floral arrangements around, yet once I overcame the claustrophobia I was in awe of the bold and intense colours of the various floral blooms. My 3rd floor flat doesn't much allow for a garden, so I headed to the flower bunches and pretty things! With it all being so cheap I bought 2 bunches of flowers - a beautiful mixed bouquet and some unopened white Lillies, which are now sitting nicely in my bedroom.
Floral prints are back again this Spring/Summer, from illustrated and painterly blooms from Dolce & Gabbana to the delicate tea dresses of Luella. It is Dries Van Noten that has caught my eye on this trend with his modern take on the floral, mixing the delicate ditsy with big and bold prints. The colour combinations are brave and pure genius, which makes me want to experiment with the photographs I took on Columbia Road to create my own prints (if I could find a fabric printers who would print small runs of fabric - anyone know any? - or someone willing to help with screen printing!).
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