“It was an act of self-preservation — however misguided it was”.

photo by Igor Pjorrt

Gong Li in Raise the Red Lantern (Zhang Yimou), 1991

Phantom Thread 2017, dir. Paul Thomas Anderson

"angels" (2004), ian sanderson

Matthias Stom, Doubting Thomas (detail). 1640-1650.

Veronica Lake’s unmistakable peek-a-boo hairdo is caught in this dramatic close-up, which was used for a promotional contest — “Let’s Face It” — where the audience was asked to name ten stars from their most famous features.

Zoe Kravitz by Purienne for Saint Laurent

by Guo Pei

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Two Iranian women in Tehran plant trees and water flowers during national arbor day (1970′s) 

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