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<n>Maria Montez</n> in a promotional still for the 1944 film <n>Cobra Woman</n>.

<n>Brigitte Bauer</n> photographed by <n>Irving Penn</n>, 1966.

The <n>IKUPO Summer Dress</n> concept by <n>KANOMI</n>. Photo by <n>Mary Koliousi</n>.

<n>Maty Drazek</n> photographed by <n>Paul Kooiker</n> for <n>Beauty Papers</n>.

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

A look from the <n>Versace</n> Spring 2004 collection.

Model <n>B I M P É</n> for <n>Stylist France</n>, photographed by <n>Synchrodogs</n> with makeup by <n>Min Kim</n>.

<n>Esther de Jong</n> for <n>Givenchy</n> Haute Couture Spring/Summer 1998, designed by <n>Alexander McQueen</n>.

Model <n>Du Juan</n> for <n>Marie Claire China</n>, photographed by <n>Nick Yang</n>.

<n>Noon At The Equator</n> (1929) by photographer <n>Martin Munkacsi</n>.

An editorial photograph by <n>Julie Greve</n> for <n>Acne Paper</n>, styled by <n>Filip Hammargren</n>.

A runway detail from the <n>John Galliano Fall/Winter 2009</n> collection.

<n>Veiled Nudes</n>, a 1930s photograph by <n>Atelier Manassé</n>.

<n>In Bloom</n> (2017) by <n>Elena Helfrecht</n>, from the series <n>Daughters</n>.

<n>Folies Bergère</n>, Paris, 1962. Photo by <n>Édouard Boubat</n>.

Pearl clothing by <n>Felicity Bosanquet</n>, photographed by <n>Hans Feurer</n> for <n>Queen Magazine</n>.

A woman wears traditional <n>tribal jewelry of Orissa</n>, India.

<n>Meditation on the Unseen</n>, 2013, by artist <n>Roi James</n>.

A look from the <n>Christian Dior</n> Spring/Summer 1997 collection.

<n>Palm Trees</n> (1999) by <n>Jack Pierson</n>.