The Enduring Appeal of Green Leaves

Flowers make plenty of appearances in fashion imagery. Lesser known or celebrated is the green leaf. These striking images of Grace Coddington were taken by Antonio Lopez in 1975 and are currently part of a new exhbition curated by Coddington for Paddle 8 entitled No Clothes. On sale through to May 16, the sale features 35 nude works.

The Coddington/Lopez/palm leaf image is not dissimilar to the autumn/winter 201...