Fashion in full bloom at Lotusland’s ‘Avant Garden’ gala

An inhabitant of the cactus garden blooms as if on cue for the annual Lotusland fundraiser in Montecito, Calif.

An inhabitant of the cactus garden blooms as if on cue for the annual Lotusland fundraiser in Montecito, Calif.

  (Adam Tschorn / Los Angeles Times)

By Adam Tschorn
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What do you wear to a fashion-flavored garden-party gala? Florals of course -- and since the event included looks from Valentino’s fall 2017 main collection on mannequins posed throughout the gardens, there was plenty from the house on hand too.

The ishi-doro of Lotusland

Japanese stone lanterns called ishi-doro flank the walkway out of the 2017 Lotusland gala.

  (Adam Tschorn / Los Angeles Times)

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Adam Tschorn

Senior features writer Adam Tschorn is a former small-town newspaper editor, game-show question-and-answer man and fashion scribe who joined the Los Angeles Times in 2007. He currently covers a wide range of pop-culture topics with a focus on cannabis culture. Holding a B.A. in philosophy and an M.A. in journalism, he feels perfectly suited to looking at things, asking “why?” and writing down the answers.

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