Shells

Model <n>He Cong</n> for <n>L'Officiel China</n> by photographer <n>Wu Zeng</n> with art direction by <n>XIGUA</n>.

A runway look from the <n>Alaïa</n> Fall 2012 show.

From the <n>Luhlaza</n> series by photographer <n>Gavin Goodman</n> and paper artist <n>Maia Lehr-Sacks</n>.

<n>Lela Kiknavelidze</n> models Look 14 from the <n>Threeasfour</n> Fall 2023 Couture collection.

From the book <n>Le désert nu: un marcheur au Sahara</n> by <n>Daniel Popp</n> and <n>Jean-Luc Manaud</n>.

<n>Brushed</n> (2023), a body art piece by <n>Carmen Bado</n>.

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

A look from the <n>Robert Wun</n> x <n>Staccato</n> Fall/Winter 2021 collaboration. Photo by <n>Zhong Lin</n>.

The hanging egg from <n>Piero della Francesca</n>'s <n>Brera Madonna</n> (1472-74).

AI-generated furniture concept from 2024 by <n>Casa Vogue Brasil</n>, inspired by mushrooms.

Model <n>Sayoko Yamaguchi</n> photographed by <n>Noriaki Yokosuka</n> for the photobook <n>Sayoko</n>.

<n>Medusa vase</n> designed by <n>Ercole Barovier</n> for <n>Barovier & Toso</n>, c. 1938.

<n>Hourglass</n>, a digital sculpture by artist <n>Vincent Schwenk</n>.

A design by <n>Issey Miyake</n> from his collaboration with photographer <n>Irving Penn</n>.

Model <n>Jiji Kim</n> photographed by <n>Yeyoung Choi</n> wearing a hanbok by <n>Munaq</n>.

Model <n>Ines</n> photographed by <n>Alexandre Haefeli</n>. Hair by <n>Nicolas Philippon</n>.

A detail from the <n>Valentino</n> Spring 2009 Couture collection.

A carved and painted mother-of-pearl shell by artist <n>Gregory Halili</n>.