It's that time of the year again for the age old tradition of prom! Styles in prom attire have changed drastically over the years; and the corsage was certainly not exempt from this evolution. Originally the corsage referred to a small bunch of flowers worn on the bodice of a ladies dress. Eventually the corsage became a small bunch of flowers pinned to the shoulder or waist of a dress, or pinned on a handbag. Ancient Greeks wore corsages at weddings to ward off evil spirits. In our modern times corsages are given to the mother's and grandmother's of the bride to distinguish them from the rest of the wedding guests. The tradition of giving a prom date a corsage came to be in the early twentieth century. These corsages were typically pinned to the dress and have only recently become more popular as wrist corsages. The first silk flower corsage I made was for my brother's prom date about 10 years ago. She wore a beautiful dark purple dress, so I decided to make her corsage bright and colorful. I used bright magenta pink roses and purple ribbon. I was so happy with how it looked on her - just stunning!
I decided to make some corsages to start building my portfolio of silk flowers. This wrist corsage features red sweetheart roses, white tulle, white accent flowers and silver ribbon. Silk corsages are more lightweight than fresh flower corsages. They will also withstand all day / evening wear without getting wilted and limp. Just as gorgeous in pictures as the real deal!!
