Dresses bloomed on opening nights at San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Opera this season. Embellished, embroidered, beaded, printed and woven into fabrics — flowers bursted on the scene! Florals? On the red carpet? Groundbreaking.
Just a few of the bold and beautiful florals spotted on opening night at San Francisco Symphony, September 7, 2016:
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Allison Speer in Andrew Gn
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Komal Shah in Monique Lhuillier (Agency Moanalani Jeffrey)
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Sako Fisher (in Monique Lhuillier) and Priscilla Geeslin (in Oscar de la Renta)
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Stephanie Marver in Gucci
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Marissa Mayer
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Dede Wilsey and Charlotte Shultz
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Yurie Pascarella in Andrew Gn
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Dagmar Dolby and Natasha Dolby
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Lisa Goldman
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Claudia Ross
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John Goldman and Marcia Goldman
Floral belles of San Francisco Opera Ball, on September 9th:
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Deepa Pakianathan in a custom couture gown by Keyna Hoff of Norway, made of vintage Alexander McQueen fabric
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Teresa Medearis and Mark Medearis
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Carolyn Chang in Andrew Gn
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Cynthia Fry Gunn and John Gunn
![Floral Gowns Galore on Opening Nights in San Francisco](https://redcarpetsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1232-OperaBall-160909-165x402.jpg)
Barbara Brown
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Barbro Osher and Bernard Osher
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Dede Wilsey
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Courtney Labe and Jim Labe
![Floral Gowns Galore on Opening Nights in San Francisco](https://redcarpetsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/5332-OperaBall-160909-169x264.jpg)
Carolyn Chandler in Carolina Herrerra
![Floral Gowns Galore on Opening Nights in San Francisco](https://redcarpetsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/3888-OperaBall-160909-188x264.jpg)
Paula Carano in Rubin Singer
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San Francisco Opera General Director Matthew Shilvock and Kate Shilvock (in a gown by Lily Samii)
Blooms at the world premiere opera Dream of the Red Chamber, on September 10th:
![Florals Galore on Opening Nights in San Francisco](https://redcarpetsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1266-RedChamber-160910-179x362.jpg)
Denise Hale
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Doreen Ho and Matthew Shilvock
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Gorretti Lo Lui and Cecilia Chiang
![Florals Galore on Opening Nights in San Francisco](https://redcarpetsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1213-RedChamber-160910-308x685.jpg)
Jamie Chen
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Tony Bates and Cori Bates
Photos from Agency Moanalani Jeffrey and Drew Altizer Photography