From runways and red carpets to royals and retro, butterflies have fascinated fashion designers for decades.
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Butterflies take flight in fashion
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 08: A model walks the runway at Tommy Hilfiger Women's fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2015 at Park Avenue Armory on September 8, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Randy Brooke/Getty Images for Tommy Hilfiger)
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 10: A model walks the runway at the Deola Sagoe fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2015 at The Salon at Lincoln Center on September 10, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 14: A model walks the runway of designer Johanna Karlsson at the Swedish School of Textiles show during London Fashion Week Spring Summer 2015 at Fashion Scout Venue on September 14, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 12: DJ Kiss (fashion detail) attends Kiehl's LifeRide for amfAR co-hosted by FIJI Water on August 12, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for FIJI Water)
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PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 25: A bag detail is seen as a model walks the runway during the Valentino show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Menswear Spring/Summer 2015 on June 25, 2014 in Paris, France. (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images)
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epaselect epa04033351 A model presents a creation from the Spring/Summer 2014 Haute Couture collection by Alexis Mabille during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 20 January 2014. The presentation of the Haute Couture collections runs from 19 to 24 January. EPA/IAN LANGSDON
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epa04036753 A model presents a creation from the Spring/Summer 2014 Haute Couture collection by French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 22 January 2014. The presentation of the Haute Couture collections runs from 19 to 24 January. EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT
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epa04036731 epa04036708 A model presents a creation from the Spring/Summer 2014 Haute Couture collection by French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 22 January 2014. The presentation of the Haute Couture collections runs from 19 to 24 January. EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 21: A model showcases designs by Manning Cartell on the catwalk as part of Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival Sydney 2012 at Sydney Town Hall on August 21, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)
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A model wears an outfit with a butterfly pin from the Giorgio Armani Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 collection, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 20, 2006. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar)
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A model wears a butterfly chemise with suede shorts at the Rebecca Taylor spring 2005 fashion show in New York Monday, Sept. 13, 2004. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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A model wears a dress decorated with butterflies by Colombian designer, Judy Hazbun, at a fashion show in Medellin, Colombia, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2005. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides) **EFE OUT**
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PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 01: Salma Hayek attends the Stella McCartney Spring / Summer 2013 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 1, 2012 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
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PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 16: Actress Daphne Wayans arrives at the 2012 NCLR ALMA Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on September 16, 2012 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NCLR)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 25: A model showcases designs by Bowie on the catwalk as part of Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival Sydney 2012 at Sydney Town Hall on August 25, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/Getty Images)
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 22: Actress Amy Adams arrives at the 22nd Annual Producers Guild Awards at The Beverly Hilton hotel on January 22, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Amy Adams
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A model shows off an evening dress adorned with 1,000 butterflies made from 50,000 fish scales during the 2010 grand collection by Japanese bridal designer Yumi Katsura in Tokyo on February 23, 2010. The scales, collected from 1,800 sea bream, were cleaned, deodorized and coloured for the dress. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)
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PARIS - APRIL 27: Miley Cyrus attends the premiere of \"Hannah Montana: The Movie\" on April 27, 2009 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julien M. Hekimian/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Miley Cyrus
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 21: TV host/model Heidi Klum arrives at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre on September 21, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Britain's Princess Beatrice attends the wedding of her brother Peter Phillips 30, to Autumn Kelly 31, at St George's Chapel in Windsor on May 17, 2008. The bride recently converted from Roman Catholicism to Anglicanism so that her husband, son of the Princess Royal, Princess Anne, will not have to renounce his right of royal succession. AFP PHOTO / POOL / IAN MCILGORM (Photo credit should read IAN MCILGORM/AFP/Getty Images)
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LONDON - OCTOBER 09: Actress Kelly Macdonald arrives at the The World Charity Premiere of \"Nanny McPhee\" in aid of The Refugee Council, at the UCI Empire, Leicester Square on October 9, 2005 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Kelly Macdonald
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LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 13: arrives to the 47th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center February 13, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: A model walks down the runway at the Rebecca Taylor Couture Spring 2005 fashion show during the Olympus Fashion Week Spring 2005 at the Plaza in Bryant Park September 13, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Fernanda Calfat/Getty Images)
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A blue and black butterfly halter top is worn over cropped demim double-zip pants during the showing of the Baby Phat spring 2003 collection designed by Kimora Lee Simmons, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2002, in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)
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NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: A model wears a double print butterfly tree satin crepe and chiffon dress during the Bill Blass show during Spring 2001 Fashion Week in New York, 21 September 2000. (FILM) AFP PHOTO Doug/KANTER (Photo credit should read DOUG KANTER/AFP/Getty Images)
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Models display famed butterfly-patterned separates to be mixed and matched for coordination during the Hanae Mori '97 Spring/Summer collection in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 14, 1996. (AP Photo/Naokazu Oinuma)
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PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 11: A model for Hanae Mori shows a sheer satin handkerchief dress and necktie boa in polychrome printed butterflies for the Fall-Winter 1995-1996 high-fashion collection 11 July in Paris. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read GERARD FOUET/AFP/Getty Images)
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Spring Summer high fashion collection by Japanese designer Hanae Mori is shown, Jan. 1978 in Paris. (AP Photo)
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Butterflies settle onto a braid of hair, pinned on at the crown of the head under a super-size butterfly, in this Coiffure Fantasy by New York hat designer Adolfo on Jan. 5, 1965. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)
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Two young ladies in yellow summer dresses, one with a butterfly motif, circa 1955. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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circa 1953: A woman modelling a smart black jacket and skullcap, with three butterfly brooches pinned to her lapel. (Photo by Chaloner Woods/Getty Images)