#constance spry

[aworldofpattern]

Emma Corrin at the S.S. Daley SS25 show, wearing hand-painted beaded floral vest.

'Spry* floral arrangements are abstracted by hand painted and applied wooden beads. Aligned to a 1 by 1 grid, the image motif appears pixelated.' X

* Constance Spry, an influential British florist in the mid-20th century.

[thevisualvamp]

February

[ladiesalmanack]

Constance Spry (1886 - 1960)

Constance Spry was a very successful florist in the 1930s. She created the flower arrangements for several royal weddings, as well as the coronation of Elizabeth II (1953). She founded the Constance Spry Flower School in 1936. After the Second World War, she established a domestic science school with her partner, Rosemary Hume. Constance Spry has written thirteen books, including ‘Flower Decoration’ and ‘The Constance Spry Cookery Book’, a famous cookery book co-written with Rosemary Hume.

[atenderofsycamoretrees]

Erdem Resort 2023 Ready-to-Wear

Photos by Ben Parks / Courtesy of Erdem

[guy60660]

Constance Spry | Reginald Malby | © RHS Lindley Collections | Financial Times

[fragrantblossoms]

Pink shell with tulips.  From the  book, Constance Spry, Flower Decoration (J. M. Dent & Sons, 1934)

[desimonewayland]

Constance Spry

[jeff-rees-jones]

Constance Spry signed cookery book, Blue plaque can be seen at 65 South Audley St, London W1K 2QU