1.   For some people, sitting for a portrait is an act of self-expression, something like having a couture dress designed or a room lavishly redecorated.

2.   For example, a Versace couture dress once worn by Elizabeth Hurley was connected only by safety pins and inspired by punk rock musicians like the Sex Pistols.

3.   One couture dress has no label, but its seams are hand-stitched, the slip constructed from horsehair and tulle.

4.   We visit her home, have her model, talk about the statue of her wearing her first couture dress.