This image has been on my wall for years. I first saw it on a postcard
at a museum in London, and was instantly attracted to its erotic anonymity.
The contrast of skin tones and muted tiles with the graphic boldness
of yellow and various small accents — purple shaving creme, black buttons —
still feels modern and unparalleled many years after it was shot. The way
the poses of the figures mirror the arrangement of the shoes shows
Guy Bourdin’s genius in the medium of fashion photography.”