dried but not forgotten.

i’ve noticed a new trend in floral arranging lately and it entails dried, and well, dead floral elements of nature. but if you’re anything like me you may tend to find these imperfect former beauties rather stunning. flowers, abandoned branches, and foliage turn a new corner and are reborn so to speak, giving them a new life of celebratory decay — faded, sentimental and often very romantic. a very wabi-sabi kind of vibe. i’ve taken to saving my dried out bouquets and randomly collecting brittle palm fronds and pampas grass in the park on my walks with lucy. if you see someone in L.A. carting away the pleated carcass of a former palm tree, that’ll be me — no shame, no gain. and hey — they’re free! foraging at its finest.

• photography credits in order of appearance: studio 903; @forestbound; @lotfilotfi; the socialite family; dried protea via @lupineandluna; the socialite family; @saarmanche; @the_corner_palm; the socialite family; @ginnybranch; turbulances deco; beach riot; Suzy Parker, Harper’s Bazaar, March 1959, photo by Richard Avedon; dry palm tree leaf on canvas; @swsco; @eefjedeconinck; @saarmanche; @meghanmehan photography via @magnoliarouge; @b.r.a.e.r; in/out design blog; the socialite family; archite space; the socialite family.

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