Dozens of red, red roses

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It's funny that I love floral pieces the most and yet I actually despise flowers as gifts. They look all pretty one day and die the next.

But fashion. Fashion is forever.

Erdem always is a go to for floral pieces. I love the layering of flowers. They are huge to show the depth of a rose. It really does resemble a bouquet. What's unique about this dress is the loose threads. Maybe it's a reference to the thorns on rose stems. The ankle boots are very cute and a perfect ode to Fall. Love the thick white base and laces. Back to the dress. Love this shade of red. It is perfectly red. Not pink, not maroon. Just a pure red.

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The theme of that resonates with me as I ooh and aah over the collection is classically daring. There are some amazing pieces with great dimension with lots of ruffles.

And then there's something like this. So daring and different from anything I've seen. The use of the bird is like a sash. The element of the bird says tranquility. I love that it takes up the whole dress. I am a sucker for high collars and every since the Duchess had long floral sleeves on her wedding say, I've also become a lover of these sleeves. The canvas the bird is imprinted on is perfect. Black+white. Now a opaque black would just say "a dress with a bird on it" but this transparent floral background screams fashion, uniqueness, visionary.

This is a great fashion piece that I will look back at fondly.