Published on: 2026-08-29
Pop Culture and Bizarre Fashion
Which unusual fashion accessory was popularized by the Victorian era elite as a way to display their obsession with nature?
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Fashionistas of the late 19th century actually took the bird trend to the extreme by wearing dead or sometimes drugged live hummingbirds attached to their hats and hair. While people often think of weird taxidermy being the height of the strange, the hummingbird trend was a legit craze fueled by a morbid love for the natural world. Human teeth jewelry was indeed a thing, but it was usually reserved for mourning or sentimental keepsakes rather than general high fashion. Squirrel hats sound like a hilarious prank, but they never quite made it to the runways of the time. Snake skin was definitely used in accessories, but it was not the specific bizarre craze that defined the Victorian obsession with exotic taxidermy displays.