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Silk-organza petal dress with jewel brooch, Armani Privé; Ballet shoes, Repetto

Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen, by Edgar Degas

Gown, Ralph Lauren Collection

Madame X, 1884 by John Singer Sargent

Dress, Lanvin; Thigh-highs, Wolford

Seated Woman With Bent Knee, 1917 by Egon Schiele

Sheer dress, slipdress, hat, mask, and belt, Louis Vuitton; Folio, Anya Hindmarch

Man Crazy Nurse #3, 2003 by Richard Prince

Corset, Bottega Veneta

The Cripple, 1997 by John Curri

Hand-painted and embroidered dress and platforms, Dior Haute Couture

Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1907 by Gustav Klimt

Sweater, and skirt, Calvin Klein Collection. Gloves, Carolina Amato

Woman With a Fan, 1919 by Amedeo Modigliani

sourceJulianne Moore photographed by Peter Lindberg