THE TRUE ABILITY OF COUTURE IS THAT OF TRANSFORMING THOSE WHO WEAR IT, LIKE A PAINTING CAN TRANSFORM THE OBSERVER, AND THE LIFE OF THE ARTIST. IT’S A RARE BLEND OF MAGIC AND SCIENCE DESIGNED TO SATISFY THE SPIRIT, NOT THE FLESH, WHICH TAKES PLACE IN THE SANCTUARY BETWEEN A WOMAN’S SKIN AND THE WORK OF ART SHE WEARS, RATHER THAN IN FRONT OF A MIRROR, WHICH REFLECTS ONLY ITS SHADOW. THE CULT OF THIS POWER (ON A FULL BLUE MOON) IS THE CULT OF COUTURE, EVOKED ON THESE PAGES UNDER THE SPELL OF LEONOR FINI.

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