We are smitten with Stella McCartney‘s floral ensembles from her Spring 2011 collection, inspired by 18th and 19th century botanical prints. The studies by notable botanists Robert John Thornton and Pierre Joseph Redouté are so incredibly lovely and vibrant that we too were inspired to add a bit of floral flair to our own clothing.
– an old jacket or blazer (we used a vintage army coat)
– iron on transfers for dark clothing
– botanical images (we used images from Redouté)
– a printer
– a pair of scissors
– an iron
Follow the instructions that accompany the iron on transfer papers, as they drastically vary depending on the brand. Search for floral images on the internet and print several large scale images. Precisely cut out the flowers, leaving some leaves and/or stems attached. Arrange and overlap the flowers on your jacket. Iron the transfers to the jacket. To clean, wash your garment inside out in cold water and dry in very low heat or let air dry. (Click images to enlarge).
We chose to add flowers to a small portion of this jacket, but feel free to go wild!
(top image from Hanneli, botanical images from here, here, here and here, rest of images from Honestly…WTF)
Awesome!!!
So were you happy with the results from the Avery transfer paper? I’ve only used the transfer paper from Dharma Trading & have had slightly lame-ish results. :-/ Have you tried them? I sort of gave up on the whole transfer idea. Maybe I’ll try the Avery ones.
Awesome, so pretty.
Nickie: I tried both the Avery transfers and generic transfers from Office Depot. Surprisingly, the Office Depot transfers were better – brighter in color and blended nicely. Give it a try! xx
freakin amazing. I’m imagining this in all sorts of iterations. thanks for the brilliance!!
i’m going straight to my closet to see what jackets i can do this to. i love it!
such a GREAT idea!!!!!
love it… i have to give it a try
such a GREAT idea!!!!!
love it… i have to give it a try
Love this look
Love this look
Love this look
Love this look
LOVE this ladies!!!
Such an amazing way to add a subtle touch of floral!
This is the best idea I have seen in a long time. Totally bookmarking this. LOVE!
LOVE IT!!!
Are this flowers printed on a normal paper?
zszywka its avery transfer paper.
thanks : )
This rocks! I had an old scarf with flower prints on it and embellished them on my old jacket. Wish I had gone for transfer paper instead!!!
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Where can I find those boots?!?!
Arryn,
They are so old, and still my favorite boots! Go get them… Frye Campus boots.
OMG. I need this like now!!! #Chic!
Does anyone know where to get a coat like that?
Those gold scissors are GREAT! :0)
WOW! Even this year of 2012 flower prints is still in fashion. I love what you did to this coat.
Thhat is the reason I hardly obtain free video games
anymore, in any other caxe I might be tempted to complain.