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Photos: ‘Flowers meet Fashion’ at Billy Porter-inspired exhibit at Phipps Conservatory

A Pittsburgh-inspired gown on display at the entrance of the “Flowers Meet Fashion: Inspired by Billy Porter" exhibit at Phipps Conservatory.
A display for the “Flowers Meet Fashion: Inspired by Billy Porter" exhibit at Phipps Conservatory.
A quote from Billy Porter on display at the “Flowers Meet Fashion: Inspired by Billy Porter" exhibit at Phipps Conservatory.
A gold costume hovers above a pond of blue water in the Victoria Room of Phipps Conservatory.
Fashion designs constructed out of dried plant material in the South Conservatory for the “Flowers Meet Fashion: Inspired by Billy Porter" exhibit at Phipps Conservatory.
(Left) Cameras propped among plants to replicate a red carpet event. (Right) A red and pink gown made of dried plant materials on display at the “Flowers Meet Fashion: Inspired by Billy Porter" exhibit at Phipps Conservatory.more
A costumes and plant display inspired by Billy Porter’s "Unprotected: A Memoir" in the Sunken Garden at Phipps Conservatory.
Visitors look at a fashion display for the “Flowers Meet Fashion: Inspired by Billy Porter" exhibit at Phipps Conservatory.
A costume inspired by Billy Porter’s "Unprotected: A Memoir" in the Sunken Garden at Phipps Conservatory.
A display inspired by the 2013 Broadway musical "Kinky Boots" in the Broderie Room of Phipps Conservatory for the “Flowers Meet Fashion: Inspired by Billy Porter" exhibit.

In a colorful display featuring dresses made of natural materials, Phipps Conservatory’s latest exhibit brings together runway gowns and nature. Titled “Flowers Meet Fashion: Inspired by Billy Porter,” the exhibit opened on May 6 and will continue to run through June 25. 

The exhibit features several displays of gowns made by six professional fashion designers and costumers, with the help of students from Carnegie Mellon University and Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts 6-12 School. 

The fashion designs on display among the flowers and horticulture are inspired by Porter’s “local roots and iconic array of accomplishments as an award-winning actor, singer, director, composer and playwright,” according to the Phipps website. Porter is originally from Pittsburgh and attended Carnegie Mellon School of Drama.

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