Flower Power
Playful garden motifs are sprouting up on home furnishings, clothing, even work tools
By Betsy Kroll

Summer 2005 Style & Design
Gardens aren't the only thing in bloom this spring. Splashed over everything from Sarut scissors and pliers to Bulgari jewels and Dior shoes, flowers are turning into the season's sunniest trend. Even at Helmut Lang's normally austere fashion show, models confidently strode down the runway in pants covered with bursts of florals. "Fashion is becoming much more feminine," says Dior designer John Galliano. "Mr. Dior, like myself, always loved his garden. When better to be inspired by flowers than in the spring?"

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