Some really neat photography by Steve Meisel for Vogue Italia's 'Patterns' editorial Spring 2007. Via Picdit. For all the editorial images (albeit with diminished picture quality), look here.
I get a Klimt vibe from the image of Meghan Collison that's featured in the limited edition jigsaw puzzle (what could be better?):
Mostly because of the face angle, I think. Reminds me of "Judith I." The pose of the model's left arm even matches! Although Judith was holding Holofernes' head, and not, uh, her boob. But hey, big black hair and everything. And "decorative" is pretty much synonymous with Klimt.
I was going to write some jibberish about Klimt's elevating/conflating of woman's sexuality and power and gender photography, but honesty that summary sounds pretentious enough.
P.S. If you have not yet experienced PETA's new "Sea Kitten" campaign, click this link, click on "Sea Kitten Stores," and prepare to laugh/lament the sordid state of your fellow man.
Besides, you can make your own tranvestite/down-on-his-luck-former-rock-star/Fu Manchu-bearing prostitute fish–er, sea kitten!
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