a la mode

A look from the <n>Gucci Resort 2019 collection</n> by <n>Alessandro Michele</n>, presented in Arles, France.

A look from the <n>Alexander McQueen</n> Fall/Winter 2021 collection by <n>Sarah Burton</n>. Photo by <n>Paolo Roversi</n>.

Dress designed by <n>Travis Banton</n> for <n>Claudette Colbert</n> in the 1934 film <n>Cleopatra</n>.

<n>Look 35</n> from <n>Simone Rocha</n>'s <n>Fall/Winter 2022 collection</n>, presented at <n>London Fashion Week</n>.

A look from <n>Elena Velez</n>'s <n>Spring/Summer 2023</n> collection. Photo by <n>Vogue Runway</n>.

Model <n>Yasmin El Yassini</n> wears <n>Miu Miu</n>.

The 1996 art installation <n>Planned Attack</n> by Russian artist <n>Yuri Fesenko</n>.

A ca. 1660 <n>bodice</n> from the <n>Victoria and Albert Museum</n>. Satin with silk and silver-gilt embroidery.

A pair of <n>Tabi Boots</n> by <n>Maison Margiela</n>.

A detail from <n>Leopold Schmutzler</n>'s 1907 painting, <n>Dance of Salomé</n>, featuring <n>Lili Marberg</n>.

<n>Björk</n> in a dress by <n>Alexander McQueen</n>. Photo by <n>Cathleen Naundorf</n>.

Shoes by <n>Astrid Clothing</n> from the <n>Sorella Natura</n> trend report by <n>Studio Annflor Sangan</n>.

<n>An inlaid mixed-metal netsuke</n> by <n>Koku</n> from the Edo period, 19th century.

<n>Coperni</n>'s <n>CD-Player Swipe Bag</n>, a functional handbag 3D-printed in Paris.

Lace wedding boots by <n>House Of Elliot</n>.

From the <n>Simone Rocha</n> Autumn/Winter 2022 collection.

Handmade decorated couture shoes, 2015. Material: all genuine leather 8" high platform heels with embossed leather details. © Nere Ku

<n>Florence Hutchings</n> in a look from <n>Alexander McQueen</n>'s Fall/Winter 2021 collection. Photo by <n>Paolo Roversi</n>.

A look from the <n>Simone Rocha</n> Autumn/Winter 2023 collection. Photo by <n>Perry Ogden</n>.

<n>Reese Blutstein</n> at the <n>Grand Hotel Ambasciatori</n> in Sorrento.

The <n>Plateau Diamant</n> ring by designer and photographer <n>Sophie Bille Brahe</n>.