Look At All This Moth Stuff

At our old apartment the people that lived upstairs were a family of three adult siblings, and their semi-elderly mother.  It was a little odd.  One of the guys had a young son who would stay with them on the weekends.  One day we were sitting in our living room watching TV when we heard the little boy suddenly start screaming bloody murder in the stairwell outside our door.  Then over the screaming we heard his dad say, "Whoa, it's okay, it's like a butterfly, it's just like a butterfly!"  Kid was freaking out over a moth, and I can't say I blame him. 

In my mind moths vary from being mildly creepy, to severely evil when they are destroying my cashmere sweater.  Bastards!  However, I can admit that moths are cool to look at, they're really earthy looking often mimicking the look of wood or leaves or huge eyes on their wings as a means of survival.  So lets take a moment to appreciate the ways that some designers have used the moth in their work.

This first one is my favorite, it's a brooch by Ross Heywood and it can be found on Etsy.   It's a bronze  cast of a carving the artist did out of deer antler, which is pretty awesome. 

 This is the Moth Necklace by Carrie Bilbo, made from a cast of an actual moth.

Here we have the Summer Evening Peridot Moth Ring from seller Artigiano Jewel Box on Etsy.  I want it.

Want some moth clothing, I got yer moth clothing.  Moth Wing Top by RACHEL Rachel Roy.

 This Moth T-shirt by Alexander McQueen is kinda pricey at $445, but it is very pretty.

Ribbons Samurai T-shirt, also by McQueen, same price.

McQueen again, this time a scarf.  Moth-Wing Circle Scarf can be found at Neiman Marcus for $475. 

I'm sure at this point you're thinking, "Wtf, Morgan, I can't afford any of this shit."  Me neither.  Not even kind of.  Here are Organic Cotton Leggings with Luna Moths Screen Print, they're $47 by seller Pretty Penny Designs on Etsy,  that's a little more manageable.

And finally if you really want to get creative there is Luna Moth Fabric from lots of different sellers on Etsy in a variety of colors.