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:
Allison Speer in Andrew Gn
Komal Shah in Monique Lhuillier (Agency Moanalani Jeffrey)
Sako Fisher (in Monique Lhuillier) and Priscilla Geeslin (in Oscar de la Renta)
Stephanie Marver in Gucci
Marissa Mayer
Dede Wilsey and Charlotte Shultz
Yurie Pascarella in Andrew Gn
Dagmar Dolby and Natasha Dolby
Lisa Goldman
Claudia Ross
John Goldman and Marcia Goldman
Floral belles of San Francisco Opera Ball, on September 9th:
Deepa Pakianathan in a custom couture gown by Keyna Hoff of Norway, made of vintage Alexander McQueen fabric
Teresa Medearis and Mark Medearis
Carolyn Chang in Andrew Gn
Cynthia Fry Gunn and John Gunn
Barbara Brown
Barbro Osher and Bernard Osher
Dede Wilsey
Courtney Labe and Jim Labe
Carolyn Chandler in Carolina Herrerra
Paula Carano in Rubin Singer
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:
Denise Hale
Doreen Ho and Matthew Shilvock
Gorretti Lo Lui and Cecilia Chiang
Jamie Chen
Tony Bates and Cori Bates
Photos from Agency Moanalani Jeffrey and Drew Altizer Photography