PHOTO GALLERY: Mizzou Botanic Garden Plant Fashion Show

January 5, 2013 | 7:24 p.m. CST

MU students designed and modeled dresses for Friday's Mizzou Botanic Garden Plant Fashion Show at the Memorial Student Union.

Jasmine Brown walks down the runway during the Mizzou Botanic Garden Plant Fashion Show on Friday. Brown is wearing a dress designed by Sarah Kahrs inspired by the Celosia Intenz flower. | Harry Katz

Model Sharlene Xu poses next to a poster of the Popcorn Drift rose in the Mizzou Botanic Garden Plant Fashion Show on Friday. Xu's dress was inspired by the Popcorn Drift rose and was designed by senior textile and apparel management student Elise Lammert. | Harry Katz

Amelia Aiken poses at the end of the runway during the Mizzou Botanic Garden Plant Fashion Show on Friday. The show showcased designs inspired by this year's featured plants. | Harry Katz

Models and designers take a bow at the end of the Mizzou Botanic Garden Plant Fashion Show on Friday. Seven designers from MU's Textile and Apparel Management Department designed 12 outfits based on the show's featured plants. | Harry Katz

Carol E. Smith, left, and Caralyn Doyle talk after the Mizzou Botanic Garden Plant Fashion Show on Friday. Both Smith and Doyle are active in the Columbia gardening community and came to the show to learn more about this year's featured plants. | Harry Katz