Winter White Inspiration Gallery
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As the days get shorter toward the end of the year, we find ourselves craving the uplifting, light-reflecting properties of the “color” white. Think snowy landscapes, polar bears, delicate lace, and the graphic contrast of old black-and-white photos. White has always had cultural cachet: It was a sacred color in the ancient world, used in ceremonies and associated with the robes and veils of goddesses; in Japan, it’s the color associated with death. It’s the color of milk, ghosts, and brides. So click on for our collection of winter-white images we hope will brighten up your weekend.
Models in the Rome apartment of Cy Twombly circa 1968 wearing long white evening suits by Valentino, which are minimally ornamented with pearls and la...
Models in the Rome apartment of Cy Twombly circa 1968 wearing long white evening suits by Valentino, which are minimally ornamented with pearls and lace at the cuffs; the shoes are by Rosetti for Valentino; the man's suit has a white pajama-embroidered waistcoat; and inside the apartment is a Roman marble head, drawings by Twombly, and Rococo chaises.
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A glimpse down the hallway toward an open front door.
Photo: Miguel Flores Vianna/Interior Archive/Corbis
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Josephine Skriver's first look backstage during Stéphane Rolland's couture spring-summer 2012 fashion show in Paris. Photo: John Edouard Anders...
Josephine Skriver's first look backstage during Stéphane Rolland's couture spring-summer 2012 fashion show in Paris. Photo: John Edouard Anderson/Corbis
Dancers of the Russian Kirov Ballet perform during a rehearsal at Taipei Theatre Hall in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, October 31, 2012.
Photo: C...
Dancers of the Russian Kirov Ballet perform during a rehearsal at Taipei Theatre Hall in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, October 31, 2012.
Photo: Corbis
Model on the catwalk at the Chanel's haute couture spring-summer 2005 fashion show.
Photo: Stephane Cardinale/Corbis
Three-to-four-month-old polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cub cuddling against mother's body while she is tranquilized by researchers, vulnerable, at Wapus...
Three-to-four-month-old polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cub cuddling against mother's body while she is tranquilized by researchers, vulnerable, at Wapusk National Park, in Manitoba, Canada.
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Pericnik waterfall frozen in winter, at Triglav National Park, in Julian Alps, Slovenia.
Photo: Guy Edwardes/Corbis
Karlie Kloss during the first look backstage at the Elie Saab couture spring-summer 2012 fashion show in Paris.
Photo: John Edouard Anderson/Corbis
Model in snowscape wearing long white stole of Russian ermine and Russian fox, circa 1948.
Photo: Serge Balkin/Corbis
Pagoda Snow Sculpture in Odori Park, Sapporo Snow Festival, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Photo: Corbis
Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) pair courting in the snow, Hoikkado, Japan.
Photo: Rob Reijnen/Foto Natura/Corbis
Frost-covered trees in Sweden.
Photo: Peter Adams/Corbis
Actress Virna Lisi circa 1965
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A swan swims on a pond by the castle in Graupa, Germany, on November 7, 2012.
Photo: Arno Burgi/Corbis
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