The latest trend in fashion shows is not shown on the runway nor worn by the models. It is large and elaborate fresh floral design. In the Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2013 show 5 rooms, each in a different colour, were transformed with wall to ceiling tapestries of white orchids, red roses, blue delphiniums, yellow goldenrod's, and for the "Christian Dior" room pink roses and mixed garden flowers- a million buds in total! Here is a behind the scenes peak of how the designers accomplished this
Another example is Michael Michalsky who commissioned floral skulls (using 5600 chrysanthemums) for his show at Style night Berlin