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Stage dress made from beetles lovingly returned to top form. Covered in the naturally shed wings of the jewel beetle, the dress is surely a treasure—thousands upon thousands of tiny wings stitched together so finely it took 1,300 hours just to restore.
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Cardboard Beetle Costume: My daughter (age 6) LOVES bugs. Every year for Halloween (since she became old enough to make a choice) she chooses a different "bug" to dress up as. She has been a Death's Head Hawkmoth, a Snail, a Monarch Butterfly, an Isopod (Roly-Polly), and thi…
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This week we have news of a historical and fashion concern. The National Trust have announced that The Beetle Wing Dress, made famous by Victorian actress Ellen Terry , is making its return to Sma…
Ellen Terry MacBeth costume: I plan a sweater/dress/jumper version of this crochet net dress with beetle wings
My first handmade beetle headband for a carnival costume
The emerald and sea green gown, covered with the iridescent wings of the jewel beetle (which the beetles shed naturally) was worn by Ellen when she wowed audiences with her portrayal of Lady Macbeth at London’s Lyceum Theatre in 1888. It was one of the most iconic and celebrated theatre costumes of the time, immortalised by the John Singer Sargent portrait now on display at the Tate Gallery.
Real iridescent beetle wings outline the bodice on this costume from "Salem."
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The ADH on Instagram: “3/3 Beetle-Wing Embroidery: “Nature’s Sequins” Perhaps one of the most memorable dresses to be adorned with beetle wing embroidery was…”
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