Conde Nast
The famously stylish actress Ava Gardner is the subject of Luis Lemus's moody image. Standing in front of a latticed arch in what appears to be a courtyard, she wears a long blue satin gown, a modern interpretation of early-20th-century suiting. It has a bustle in back and an intricately buttoned coat. The photograph was intended for an issue of Vogue but was never published.