Victorian Hair Jewelry Inspires a Dallara Dress Design (Full Transcript)
[00:00:00] Speaker 1: So this is a creation by Dallara, who was inspired by a bracelet. This is a replica of Charlotte Bronte's bracelet that you can find at the Bronte Parsonage Museum, which they can't confirm, but it's suspected that it's woven out of Anne and Emily's hair, her sisters. It was a popular thing to do in Victorian times to make jewelry out of hair, so it inspired this dress made out of hair.
- A Dallara design was inspired by a bracelet associated with Charlotte Brontë.
- The referenced bracelet is a replica of an item displayed at the Brontë Parsonage Museum.
- It is suspected (but not confirmed) that the bracelet may be woven from Anne and Emily Brontë’s hair.
- Hair jewelry was a popular Victorian practice, influencing the concept of a dress made from hair.