Flowers and Floral Fashion on the High Line
Posted by bellastraniera - 24/06/09 at 01:06 pm
If the weather is going to behave like England’s, the logic seems to be: dress the part. This past Sunday on the High Line, the rain held off for a few hours, and many strolled the length of the new park in Wellies, floral dresses, and interesting hats. Among the native wildflowers on the High Line, English country eccentric was the look of the day.
The High Line was built in the ’30s, replacing the West Side line that earned 11th Avenue the nickname “Death Avenue” because approximately 100 people were killed or injured annually by passing steam trains. The High Line was used to move commercial freight from Penn Station all the way down to Clarkson Street. Architectural firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro designed concrete walkways and gravel beds around the original train tracks.
A coveted spot on the lounge chairs. On the right, a floral dress paired with a leather belt.
Landscape architects James Corner Field Operations planted the High Line with 210 species of plants and flowers, 160 of which are native to New York. (There were also wildflowers on the High Line while it lay fallow, since it was one of the few untouched areas of NYC.)
Prepared for all weather in a flowy, Bloomsbury-esque skirt with boots and a bowler hat.
The view up 10th Avenue.
I love the aristocratic look of her floppy straw hat and Orientalist kaftan and pants.
Blue building.
Gray is the New Yorker’s summer answer to black.
Fleurs.
Wide red suspenders – also in the window at Barneys now.
Wildflowers.
Flower dress.
An embroidered dress and Wellies.
An aristocratic hat.
Animal plus floral plus and studded gladiators.
Floral silk dress on a windy day.
Vintage-looking floral dress paired with Victorian boots. Also love the flower in her hair.
Hunter boots with short shorts.
A splash of red on a gray day.
A fashionable mother-daughter pair?
I like the careless, throw-together look of the sweater tossed over his shoulder.
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