A look from the <n>Alice Auaa</n> Spring/Summer 2014 collection by designer <n>Yasutaka Funakoshi</n>.

A <n>Cannonball Jellyfish</n>. Photo by <n>Tele</n>.

Antique lace curtain with a bow and floral motif. Photo by <n>Lucia Zolea</n>.

A detail of <n>17th century needle lace</n>.

The <n>Datura</n> plant, from <n>Loto del Sur</n>.

A detail from the <n>Céline</n> Spring 2015 collection, designed by <n>Phoebe Philo</n>.

Interior of the <n>Goetheanum</n> in Switzerland, designed by <n>Rudolf Steiner</n>. Photo by <n>Brian Buchard</n> for <n>C E R E A L</n>.

A look from <n>Samuel Cirnansck</n>'s Spring/Summer 2012 collection at São Paulo Fashion Week.

Macro photograph of an <n>Iris</n> flower, 2008.

<n>Jean Paul Gaultier</n> by <n>Glenn Martens</n> Haute Couture SS22, photographed by <n>Lisa Bouteldja</n>.

Traditional Indian <n>Payal</n> anklets, <n>toe rings</n>, and tattoos. For Indian women, the payal is a symbol of identity.

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

Bandage-wrapped boots from <n>Alexander McQueen</n>'s <n>Voss Spring/Summer 2001</n> collection.

<n>Silk Gossamer Textile in Bone</n> by <n>Tono + co</n>.

A sculptural staircase by <n>Michele Panetta Design</n>.

A spiraling <n>Datura</n> flower bud. Photo via <n>softworn.2023</n>.

A photograph by <n>Laura Splan</n> from the book <n>Gloves: An Intimate History</n> by <n>Anne Green</n>.

Artwork by <n>Paramatma Siri Sadhana</n>.

A look from <n>Dilara Findikoglu</n>'s <n>Autumn/Winter 2023 collection</n>. Photo by <n>Ece Gürlü</n>.

<n>Grey Cobalt</n> by photographer <n>Felicia Honkasalo</n>.

<n>Ex Palazzo delle Attività Liguri Staircase</n> by <n>Robaldo Morozzo della Rocca</n>. Photo by <n>francesca ióvene</n>.

A runway look from fashion brand <n>Alice Auaa</n>.

French <n>Swan-form garden bench</n> in painted cast iron and wood, c. 1880.