Elsewhere, Mr. Mugler shows his own grandiose photographs, of models posed alongside Soviet monuments or amid the dunes of the Sahara.

The question to Fernando Ferrer, posed amid a bruising mayoral campaign, seemed easy enough to answer: What is your middle name?

Mr. Slonem posed recently with Sybil, a year-old yellow-front Amazon parrot, amid the exotic plants he raises in his studio.

The magazine is an easy target for critics of its achingly hip fashion models either posing amid lavishly priced interiors or racing to catch the Concorde.

The girl posed amid the cut-outs to the whining accompaniment of film-winders and shutter clicks.

Mr. Brooks stages his concerts for the video era, with his band posed in precisely blocked configurations amid plenty of smoke and lights.

At the end of the night, Mr. Robinson posed for photographs amid a crowd of well-wishers.

He posed amid Sequoia trees in California.

Mr. Galliano created a dreamy rooftop covered with thick snow for his runway, with models posing amid weathervanes, skylights, rain gutters and television antennae.

The twice-divorced Perricone posed for photographs amid a considerable display of swinging hair and gleaming teeth.