Beauty is but a lease from nature. - Edward Counsel, Maxims

 

This Haute Couture look was inspired by the spring's songs of birds and gentle wind in the blooming plum garden.
 
Hand painted silk from Ratti (Lyon, France), tulle for a hat La Plastose ( Lyon, France)
Design by Aleona Isakova,
Antique Victorian lace 19th century.
Photography-Yvonne Taylor; model Kasey Staniszewski, Miss Maryland 2013; Makeup by Nikki Fraser