A few of the “official” {and by official, we mean Mario Testino shot} photos of Kate Moss’ wedding were released to the press yesterday – and of course, I’m in love. The full spread will run in Vogue’s September issue – but for now, I’m completely transfixed by the romantic hair wreaths in the above photo.
Earlier this summer, our resident floral contributors at Ovando hosted a floral headdress workshop at the Soho Grand . Below, Ovando shares two ways to recreate this beautiful boho-chic look. Enjoy! Floral Wreath Recipe:
—18 gauge floral wire
—Floral tape
—Clippers
—Floral wire
—Pale green silk ribbon
1. Measure your floral wire to fit the crown of your head {roughly 23 to 25 inches}. Allow roughly one extra inch at both ends of the ring.
2. Wrap both ends inward to create a small loop. Use floral tape to adhere loops. Use a very small strip of light-green silk ribbon to adhere the two loops together in order to form the rounded base of your wreath.
3. Hand-wrap floral tape onto the stem of each of your flowers {wax flowers and stems of Italian ruscus}.
4. Use floral tape to adhere flowers to the wire base. The spacing of your flowers may vary, depending on whether you want a plush garden look or a minimalist design.
Floral Headband Recipe:
—1/4-bunch each white & pink wax flowers
—Italian ruscus
—Floral tape
—Clippers
—Pale-green silk ribbon
—A headband
1. Tightly wind your pale-green silk ribbon around headband mold. No traces of the mold should be left visible.
2. Weave the Italian ruscus around your headband, end-to-end. Use a small cut of floral wire to fasten the greenery.
3. Clean your flowers and gentle hand-wrap stems with green floral tape.
4. Use floral tape to adhere flowers to the headband. Floral accents will be positioned on top left of the headband.
{Hey, who says floral headdresses are only for the girls? This fellow’s channeling his inner Puck quite well}.
Floral recipes by Ovando . Photos by Jeremy Liebman and styling by Hello .