Visions of Nature

Have you ever heard someone say, “She’s as pretty as a peacock?” This week I shot 16 beautiful young adult models in evening gowns. Looking at them I began comparing them to beauty I have seen in nature. I decided to create a visual mimicry of nature by combining their natural beauty with the beauty of the gowns they modeled. Can you see the resemblance?

  

Bedecked by the pleating on her bodice and ruffles on her skirt, and jeweled at the waistline like the stamen of the bright Astor, she stands on long, elegant legs. 

Similar to a hummingbird with more wing than body, she hovers and looks beyond the tiny pointed beak.


Bright purples bleeding into dark tones, the slender purple gown puddles at the base like Salvia on its stem.

Glowing like Golden Rod covering a field, her glittering gown accentuates the golden tones of her hair and flows into a rich puddle like a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

Just like pure raw burnished Bituminous Coal, this pleated and pinched gown frames her face with glimmering silver and amethyst jewels at the neckline.

As delicate, yet bold as Pink Lady Slippers, the satin white waistline and pink bodice stand apart from the lacy skirt, like the “slipper” of the queen’s flower.

Flame red California Poppies command attention on the hillsides of the coastline, just like our model in this tall narrow gown.

Flittering and floating around and round, this full skirted tulle dress comes together at the bejeweled waistline like the wings a Blue Morpho Butterfly.

Like wispy little petals pulled together into a bold bright Pink Dahlia, her delicate bodice and jeweled waistband flow into a full and flowing skirt, pretty enough for any princess.

Reminiscent of flowing seaweed swaying in Monterrey Bay, the matching shoulder wrap adds a playful element to this floor length satin chiffon gown with its draping neckline that sways with her movement into the v-shaped décor at the waistline.

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