{"id":85,"date":"2007-08-21T20:24:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-21T20:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tomsprice.com.php5-20.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com\/?p=85"},"modified":"2022-02-25T11:33:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T17:33:46","slug":"where-have-all-the-flowers-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomsprice.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/21\/where-have-all-the-flowers-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_SMwZMK2dZJQ\/RstR775SkhI\/AAAAAAAAAI4\/IBATxedIb_w\/s1600-h\/8-14-07Fabrics.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101261093059334674\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: hand\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_SMwZMK2dZJQ\/RstR775SkhI\/AAAAAAAAAI4\/IBATxedIb_w\/s320\/8-14-07Fabrics.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI generally don&#8217;t spend a lot of time in the design studio looking at fabrics. My focus, of necessity, is on what exists in the present, so I don&#8217;t often look at the special order possibilities. I indulged myself the other day, however, and as I rifled through the rows of samples I was struck by the quantity of geometrics, stripes, paisleys and solids that presented themselves, but hardly any flowers. Where have all the flowers gone?<\/p>\n<p>Not that I&#8217;m a big flower person myself. My taste tends towards the tailored, but even a crisp suit needs a little contrast. I guess it&#8217;s the romance I miss. There&#8217;s something almost industrial about all those bold geometrics. The florals that do exist tend to be abstracted and retro looking. Since design trends are supposed to reflect our lifestyle, I guess that says something about our streamlined way of living. Still, I miss the occasional peony. 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