About

Sine Die By Beetle is the creation of Beetle, a multimedia artist whose work reflects a fascination with the deterioration of fabrics, objects, and materials. She established Sine Die in 2004, initially creating designs from recycled t-shirts. This concept of re-contextualizing and manipulating recycled materials has since evolved into high-end designs, constructed from raw silk scraps collected from Designer Mimi Turner’s cutting room, alongside a unique collection of vintage materials amassed over the years. Rather than using patterns, Beetle sculpts and dyes each piece of fabric, resulting in bespoke garments a rebellion against fast fashion and capitalism at large.  

Her clothing is primarily inspired by her interest in the physical and emotional effects time has on objects and people. Faded colors and decay convey a dark romance of love and loss, paradoxically coexisting with strength and resiliency inspiring these timeless one of a kind pieces.