mother of pearls

Eyepiece designed by <n>Ruby Mellish</n>, worn by model <n>Antonia Christine Liebler</n>. Photo by <n>Ilaria Orsini</n>.

A photograph from the February 1965 issue of <n>National Geographic</n>.

AI-generated image by <n>Vice Arabia</n> using <n>Midjourney</n>, inspired by <n>Elie Saab</n>.

Model <n>Lulu</n> for <n>Chanel Coco Crush</n>. Photo by <n>Paulina Piipponen</n>, makeup by <n>Bari Khalique</n>.

Photo by <n>Henry Domke</n> from the exhibition <n>All That Glitters Is Not Gold: Amazing Abalone Shells</n>.

Model <n>Sasha Tsibizova</n> photographed by <n>Olga Prudka</n> in New York, 2021.

AI-generated image from the series <n>We Are All Made Of Stars</n> by <n>Documentary Beauty</n>.

Artwork by <n>Neal Vandenbergh</n> from his exhibition <n>Vivarium Glass</n> at <n>Silke Lindner New York</n>.

Photo by <n>Till Janz</n> for the <n>Byredo</n> x <n>Isamaya Ffrench</n> makeup collaboration.

A digital collage by <n>Sara Shakeel</n> of <n>Antonio Canova</n>'s sculpture, <n>Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss</n>.

Detail of <n>Antonio Canova</n>'s sculpture <n>Amore e Psiche</n> (1787-1793). Photo by <n>Carlos Voigt</n>.

Model <n>Öykü Baştaş</n> with hair by <n>Mustafa Yanaz</n> in New York.

A <n>Pearl oyster</n> with three pearls nestled in its iridescent nacre.

<n>Bronze Botanical Candlesticks</n> and <n>Asparagus Taper Beeswax Candles</n> by designer <n>Slow Roads</n>.

<n>LOLITAH</n> photographed for <n>Vogue</n>'s <n>Vogue 100</n> series, January 2019.

<n>Monique Williamson</n> photographed by <n>Camille Robiou du Pont</n>.

<n>L'arcobaleno</n>, an oil on panel painting by artist <n>Azzurra Galatolo</n>.

Cover for <n>Ulver</n>'s 2017 album <n>The Assassination of Julius Caesar</n>, a detail of <n>Gian Lorenzo Bernini</n>'s sculpture <n>The Rape of Proserpina</n>.

AI-generated portrait created with <n>Midjourney</n>.

<n>Rae Klein</n>'s painting <n>Fountain of Lies</n>, 2021.