Bugs have always influenced fashion, stemming all the way back to the Napoleon era. Have you ever heard of Napoleon’s bees? Designers that quickly come to mind that have included insects in their designs are Alexander McQueen, Valentino (you will see tons of butterflies this fall), Vera Wang, and Damien Hirst’s collaboration with Prada. Click the pictures below for a few articles that DNA Stylix has featured with an entomology theme:

Designer Decoded: Vernissage

Via Vernissageproject.com, “The first Vernissage collection born in 2007 unique jewels in precious metals – each one custom made and unique – tells about insects camouflaged between leaves and twigs stuck in the tentacled branches of the trees, of small flying dragonflies and animals frozen on candid roses as they stopped and drank the morning dew. Diamonds in nuances from grey to black and the use of pink, yellow and burnished gold create a suggestion of ancient times, of lost beauty.”