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From the photographic series <n>Vedas</n> by artists <n>Nicholas Alan Cope</n> and <n>Dustin Edward Arnold</n>.

A <n>Surrealist</n> toile designed by <n>Emma con doble emme</n>.

A scene from the 2009 performance <n>Frattali</n>, with costumes and direction by <n>Sonia Biacchi</n>. Photo by <n>Marco Caselli Nirmal</n>.

A look from <n>Robert Wun</n>'s <n>Autumn/Winter 2020 collection</n>.

A look from <n>Yohji Yamamoto</n>'s Fall 2006 collection.

Look 39 from the <n>Paco Rabanne</n> Fall 2020 collection by <n>Julien Dossena</n>. Photo by <n>GoRunway.com</n>.

A photograph from the <n>Vedas</n> series by artists <n>Nicholas Alan Cope</n> and <n>Dustin Edward Arnold</n>.

<n>Prejudice</n>, a surrealist self-portrait by artist <n>Noell Oszvald</n>.

A detail from the <n>Chloé Spring/Summer 2004 collection</n>.

An editorial from <n>Ten Magazine</n> featuring trousers from <n>Bottega Veneta</n>'s Fall 2008 collection.

A fitting for the <n>Celine Kwan</n> Spring/Summer 2024 collection.

A look from the <n>Natalie Capell</n> Autumn/Winter 2015 collection.

From the <n>Vedas</n> photographic series by artists <n>Nicholas Alan Cope</n> and <n>Dustin Edward Arnold</n>.

A "<n>Chola Victorian</n>" look from the <n>Givenchy</n> Fall/Winter 2015 show with makeup by <n>Pat McGrath</n>.

A look from <n>Undercover</n>'s <n>Fall/Winter 2006 Collection</n>, designed by <n>Jun Takahashi</n>.

A look from <n>Jean Paul Gaultier</n>'s Fall/Winter 2009 Haute Couture collection, worn by <n>Kristen McMenamy</n>.

Jean Paul Gaultier Fall 2009 Couture Fashion Show

Sculptural face dress by <n>Yiqing Yin</n> from the Spring 2012 couture collection.

A look from the <n>Givenchy</n> Fall 2015 ready-to-wear show.

A jeweled headpiece from the <n>Fendi</n> <n>Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2022</n> show. Photo by <n>Getty Images</n>.

"Chinese Textile Production," a photograph by <n>Don Hong-Oai</n>.

Models <n>Mika Schneider</n> and <n>HyunJi Shin</n> backstage for <n>Paco Rabanne</n>.

Head prop by <n>Tomihiro Kono</n> for <n>Junya Watanabe COMME des GARÇONS</n>.

The wearable sculpture <n>Armadillo</n> (2003) by artist and photographer <n>Nora Fok</n>.

A look from the <n>Wuyong/Useless</n> collection by designer <n>Ma Ke</n>. Photo by <n>Xiao Quan</n>.

<n>Silver Fringed Chainmail Headpiece</n> by <n>Rabanne</n>.

A 1990 design by <n>Issey Miyake</n> photographed by <n>Irving Penn</n>.