(Unofficial) Flower
PERSONALITIES
From Rose, the hopeless romantic, to the perennial overachiever, Amaryllis—Moda’s resident humorist, Rachel Hodin, delivers an amusing series of flower portraits in anticipation of May’s flourishing blooms.
Pick yours wisely...
Rose
Rose is, simply put, a hopeless romantic—which worked out just fine when chivalry was still alive and well. From King Arthur’s reign up until the last Romantic poets breathed their dying breaths, she was EVERYTHING. After all, she is the ultimate symbol of love, born from Aphrodite’s tears (or so legend has it). But today? She feels wholly unfit for a world in which wedding hashtags are the height of romance. A single episode of “The Bachelor” is enough to leave her sobbing for weeks on end. It was when she learned about ghosting that she finally decided to throw in the towel. Last we heard, she was sharpening her thorns, preparing to single-handedly launch a love letter comeback with an Etsy shop of homemade (and hand-plucked) quill pens.
Daisy
You know her, and—let’s be honest—you love her. Even when her final petal yields less-than-encouraging results about a current love interest, you know she’s rooting for you nonetheless. She is a global peacemaker; your hippie-minded, long-haired, vegan neighbor who naturally speaks in lullabies, sprinkles dandelions in her salad, and is constantly espousing the benefits of ylang-ylang. But don’t mistake her delicate nature for weakness: she can withstand just about any climate—from high mountain peaks to her current dwellings, right above a West Village bar.