When this bright red male Autumn Meadowhawk dragonfly landed briefly on my fellow photographer’s white sneaker yesterday, it suddenly struck me that we might have hit on a potential fall fashion fad. Why not accessorize plain shoes with colorful dragonflies in seasonal colors? We could start with the Autumn Meadowhawk for fall and perhaps move on to the Common Whitetail as the snow begins to fall. Spring could bring on the Green Darner and summer could feature the Blue Dasher.
Of course, we couldn’t use real dragonflies, but they could serve as models for pin-on or clip-on dragonflies. Size-wise, it looks like this Autumn Meadowhawk is about the right size.
Now that I have a marketing idea, all I need is investors.
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Awesome,Mike!!!
Thanks. I had the photo and thought I’d have a little fun with the posting.
Better to have a dragonfly attached to your shoe than all those sticky burs!
Amen to that. Dragonflies definitely come off more easily. There were a couple of them that day that would let you approach them very closely. I even managed to coax them to perch on my finger. My fellow photographer may have captured a photo of that.
How gorgeous!! Absolutely ruby red.
I prefer wearing dragonflies as earrings or on necklaces myself…lol
I wore one on my fingertip that day as well as on my sweatshirt. Several of the dragonflies seemed unfazed by close contact.