Q:Did you know that beetle wings used to be sewn onto dresses? Like, hundreds of them on each dress? It's equally creepy and beautiful.

averagenerdyfangirl

biggest-gaudiest-patronuses:

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foreverafaller:

biggest-gaudiest-patronuses:

foreverafaller:

biggest-gaudiest-patronuses:

oh my stars, anyone have pictures?

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Something like this I believe!

that’s one of the famous ones, a Lady Macbeth stage costume from 1888. apparently it wasn’t uncommon in victorian fashion:

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we should bring embroidery like this back (but w/ imitation wings). we should all be walking around with beads & wings, clanging

Bring this back in 2019

There’s a youtuber who does historical sewing and costumery who did this recently

https://youtu.be/iA8yVDohZ-4

OH MY BEETLEJUICE 

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