A hauntingly beautiful gelatin silver print by Lillian Bassman, this image showcases her signature ethereal aesthetic through soft, dreamlike tones and masterful manipulation of light and shadow. Barbara Mullen is captured wearing a dress by Omar Kiam for Ben Reig, her form rendered with a romantic, almost painterly quality that dissolves the boundaries between fashion photography and fine art. Bassman's distinctive darkroom techniques create a sense of mystery and elegance that transcends the commercial origins of the image.