Boutonnière Nº 7

May 1899, Foyer of the Opéra-Comique, Paris. During the Opera's intermission, a group of seven young men gather at the Grand Foyer in search of new flirtations. Women of all sorts are lured in by the crisp green scent. As they draw closer, the Opera flower exudes its elegant masculinity, the last breath of bloom is sacrificed on a black-tie lapel.