KUPONO AWEAU
Kupono Aweau, who is a dancer on Madonna’s Rebel Heart Tour, wears a butterfly bow tie, iconically captured in a portrait by photographer Ruben van Schalm. Kupono Aweau is a contemporary dancer from Honolulu, Hawaii and has been dancing since he was very young. He stepped into the limelight on TV dance show, ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ in 2009 and started working with Madonna on her MDNA Tour in 2012. With a digital print of the ‘Emperor’ butterfly on this silk bow tie, Kupono is matching the ‘Queen’ in style. A butterfly that stings… Iconic!
SEBASTIAN SAUVE
2015/05/19
ILIAS ZIAN
2015/02/02
Initiator of the first Moroccan Boat at last summer’s Gay Pride Amsterdam, Ilias Zian is Nominated for the ‘Amsterdammer of the year’ Award. He is wearing a denim Monarch Butterfly Bow Tie with pride in the advertising campaign spread all over Amsterdam and other press. He really made a difference by sticking his neck out for Moroccan gays in The Netherlands. He didn’t get the titel, but he is a winner! Photo: Mats van Soolingen
CHANEL
2013/03/14
Managing and creative director for Chanel Amsterdam, Corné Vissenberg, is wearing a black and white Monarch Butterfly Bow Tie with pride and elegance, at the Fall 2013 Chanel show, where a gigantic globe was the decor for this cool pic. Photo: Corné Vissenberg