In 1948, Cecil Beaton’s well-known photograph of Charles James dresses was featured in Vogue’s June 1 issue to celebrate the designer’s artful use of color.  James is associated with an erratic temperament and fiscal irresponsibility, nonetheless, the designer is lauded for his masterful designs. Specializing in eveningwear, his biomorphic silhouettes were both contemporary and historical, as James would often design dresses in cutting edge sculptural forms that referenced rigid 19th-century understructures. To celebrate the rise of Asian models on the runway, Steven Meisel recreated Beaton’s 1948 image in Vogue’s December 2010 issue, photographing a crop of Asian models that included Du Juan, Tao Okamoto, Hyun Yi Lee, Hyoni Kang, Liu Wen, Bonnie Chen, So Young Kang, and Lily Zhi all dressed in Oscar de la Renta whilst sporting punk-style mohawks.