I noticed an upside down corsage on an elderly lady at a wedding...Or...was she wearing it properly?
I have been thinking of including directions on how to pin on a corsage and care instructions with the flowers, so while looking for some good directions, found this:
I have been thinking of including directions on how to pin on a corsage and care instructions with the flowers, so while looking for some good directions, found this:
I have been told that a corsage should be pinned on with the flower(s) pointing down. Others say the flowers should be pinned on with the stems pointing down. Which is correct? How about boutonnieres?
Many years ago, flowers were pinned on with the flowers pointed down. In the last 20 years or more, this has changed to pinning them with the stems pointed down. Same with the boutonnieres.
It probably depends on the age of the person doing the pinning. Over the age of 55, they probably think they should go one way and younger the other