The bee, industrious and glamorous

Emblem of industriousness, renewal and eternal rebirth, the bee, on May 20 of each year, is celebrated on its World Day. This insect, with its yellow and black striped body, has survived various climatic changes, even escaping the ice age. And the ecosystem has to thank him, not only for processing honey but also because pollinators like it play a vital role in environmental regulation in nature.

Alexander McQueen, Primavera/estate 2013. Foto Gorunway

In short, bees, which today, paradoxically, are in danger of extinction – due to the use of pesticides that have led, in just 30 years, to the disappearance of 40% of their world population – must be protected.

Why, as he claimed Einstein “If they disappeared from the face of the earth, humanity would have only four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no plants, no trees, no human beings ».

Dior, Spring / Summer 2018. Photo Gorunway

Even the world of fashion is well aware of the importance of this animal. For example, Alexander McQueen’s Spring / Summer 2013 collection is a tribute to the world of worker bees, thanks to opulent jacquard dresses worked like a beehive and futurist beekeeper hats. In the Spring / Summer 2018, the tribute comes from Dior, with a transparent skirt paired with a yellow and black bodysuit. “Pollinate the Planet” is instead the recent motto with which Tezenis and 3Bee inaugurate a new partnership, which will make it possible to protect the hives thanks to the proceeds from the sales of the limited edition dedicated to the insect in question.

A scene from the Bridgerton TV series.

And to the most attentive eyes, the bee will also remember the very successful TV series Bridgerton. The insect, the cause of Lord Bridgerton’s death – it is well told in the cycle of Julia Quinn’s novels that inspired Netflix – often appears on Daphne’s family clothes, such as on her brother Benedict’s collar. And it also appears in the last scene of the show, as if to anticipate Anthony’s meeting with the great love of his life Kate Sheffield, in the second season. Occasion where, inmate will be a bee, the animal of which Anthony is most terrified after the death of his father.

So, we decided to pay tribute to the bee on his day with these 25 idee shopping. They are all bright and lucky, just like the most important animal in the ecosystem.

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