You can see floral installations blending fashion design and fresh blooms with bespoke floral-dressed mannequins this weekend in Montreal.
Credit: Fleurs de Villes
Fleurs de Villes is famous around the world for its spectacular floral celebration installations. It recently popped up in Toronto. Fleurs de Villes is popping up in Montreal starting today for nine days.
It is also the very first public showing in Montréal, presented by complexe Desjardins in partnership with Partenariat du Quartier des Spectacles.
You can see fifteen floral-dressed mannequins clothed in one-of-a-kind designs made up of hundreds of fresh blooms based on an inspirational photograph or painting of these trailblazing women such as Céline Dion, Frida Kahlo, Malala Yousafzai, Coco Chanel, to name but a few.
Credit: Fleurs de Villes
Fleurs de Villes worked with local florists in order to create these illustrious and complex designs. Some of the participating florists include A Timeless Celebration, Art et Fleurs, Au Nouveau Jardin des Fleurs, Bloem Atelier Floral, Capital Florist, Fleuriste Italia, and many more!
The show opens to the public on May 20th and runs until May 29th.
Fleurs de Villes: FEMMES
Credit: Fleurs de Villes
What: Get a first look at more than a dozen floral-dressed mannequins clothed in one-of-a-kind designs made up of hundreds of fresh blooms. The unique, nine-day exhibition is the first of its kind to combine fashion and flowers in Montreal, blending fashion design and fresh florals with bespoke floral-dressed mannequins and a pop-up fresh flower market.
The FEMMES exhibition will showcase a series of fresh floral mannequins celebrating remarkable women around the world. Thirteen fresh floral mannequins will be exhibited at complexe Desjardins, with two additional installations showcased on Sainte-Catherine Street, in the heart of the Quartier des Spectacles. The exhibit will also feature ‘selfie-invoking’ displays including a giant floral heart and swings at Quartier des Spectacles, an elegant Abours sculpture and a picture frame bursting with blossoms!
Credit: Fleurs de Villes
See floral mannequins of:
- Amanda Gorman
- Amelia Earhart
- Anik Bissonnette
- Annette Kellerman
- Céline Dion
- Coco Chanel
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Farah Alibay
- Frida Kahlo
- Malala Yousafzai
- Marie-Philip Poulin
- Nina Simone
- Serena Williams
- Valérie Milot
- Viola Desmond
- Yayoi Kusama
When: Public Launch: Friday, May 20th at 9AM and runs through to Sunday, May 29th, during complexe Desjardins’ regular business hours.
Where:
Complexe Desjardins, 150 Saint-Catherine St W, Montreal, Quebec, H2X 3Y2
How Much: Free