These sketchbook pages include observational drawings, dresses and fabric experiments (including distressed materials) that are inspired by insects.

Thierry Mugler - SS 1997 “Butterfly” dress in black velvet sheath with butterfly wings made from multicolored feathers from the “Les Insectes” Haute Couture collection.

by Kevin Mackintosh- Vogue Gioiello Sept.

magazine, - "the swarm" - jaz wasson - makeup: elias hove - artist: tessa farmer.

Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Spring 2014 - Costumes and Costuming - Butterfly and Fashion - Luxury, lingerie, accessories, ready to wear, Beauty

I recognize it from our Digital Prints exhibit at Phx Art!

Moth or butterfly?

Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2008 Paris - Ready-To-Wear - Close-up shots… butterfly hat / head dress

Moth dress – Alexander McQueen, This is so amazing.

The underwater world of Atlantic (what we all thought was McQueen’s inspiration for Spring took an unexpected turn…into the world of m.

Each time she saw a new butterfly, the joy it created inside her made her dress change colors to match its wings.

Fashion artist Luly Yang designed two of the most beautiful dresses I have ever seen: the Monarch and Blue Morpho Butterfly gowns. Luly Yang's inspiration comes from the journey of the monarch.

Take a look to Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2010 Ready-To-Wearcollection: the fashion accessories and outfits seen on Parigi runaways.

back of Alexander McQueen monarch butterfly dress

Moth dress by Alexander McQueen