101. The slick sea, rolled over by our bow wave, sparkled with luminous creatures like sequins on black velvet. 102. The torso is installed facing the wall, so you see its back, a gaping hole lined in black velvet that makes the depth of the space unreadable. 103. The women, in short camisoles, don black velvet gowns. 104. Then she opens another locked, gated door, allowing you into an ornate salon and escorting you to one of several desks covered in black velvet. 105. There were also bustles on a pink satin dress trimmed with black velvet bows and on a burgundy velvet and satin dress worn with a bead-embroidered bolero. 106. Those swooped low over the bosom of black velvet dresses, revealing mountains of flesh. 107. To highlight their maudlin expressions and the shininess of their faces, Levinthal photographed them up close and against black velvet backdrops under lights. 108. Wearing a black velvet riding helmet in the rarified air eight feet above the ground, I felt regal. 109. Winter blossoms bloom in black velvet, on ribbons around the neck or at the shoulder. 110. With his hair slicked back, and wearing a black velvet suit, he used his eyes and his body to bring the audience into his daydreams. |