Throughout the seasons of Dynasty, everytime a gentleman would bring Alexis a bouquet of flowers, Alexis would then cut one of the flowers off and pin it on the gentlemans lapel. I always considered that to be a grand gesture of appreciation on her part. Does anyone know where this custom came from? Maybe it originated from Alexis British roots?

In 1924, His Royal Highness Edward Albert (Prince of Wales) had begun dressing a bit outlandishly for the times and among the things that drove people mad was his love of wearing a red carnation in his lapel. By 1932 he had been named the "Beau Brummel" of his time. As the years went on other men started to copy his style and also incorporated presenting women with the gift of flowers to add a touch of romance. The women in turn would take one of the flowers and present it back to the gentlemen who gave them to her. Because a flower that is used is always placed on the left side, it is said that a woman gives it to a man so that he may have a piece of her close to his heart.

So technically, Alexis was quite the romantic after all...