Patrick Kelly, fall 1989 ready-to-wear
Photo: John van Hasselt / Sygma via Getty ImagesNot-wrapped-in-cellophane and calorie-free is this visual valentine displaying some of the many facets of l-o-v-e, from a hand-cut paper card to Jay-Z and Beyoncé ringside on a date night. Punk passion and unrequited love are represented, as are fashions that just might make your heart beat faster. This story is the first in a new series of visual deep dives into a single topic. The images will live both on Vogue.com and a Pinterest board of the same name. There you can make like Cupid and target your favorites.
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, 1964
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Gustav Klimt, The Kiss, circa 1907
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Vaquera, spring 2020 ready-to-wear
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Rihanna in Saint Laurent, 2016
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Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi, 1979
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Diana Gärtner in Philip Treacy, spring 2003 couture
Alek Wek in Philip Treacy, spring 2003 couture
Eva Herzigová in Philip Treacy, spring 2003 couture
Angela Bassett and Taye Diggs, How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
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John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Carolyn Kennedy, 1999
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Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Maggie Cheung, In the Mood for Love (2000)
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Jay-Z and Beyoncé, 2019
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A sparkler heart, 2013
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Ali Michael in Luella, spring 2010 ready-to-wear
Cindy Crawford in Vogue, 1988
Photographed by Arthur Elgort Vogue, July 1991
Tes Linnenkoper in Saint Laurent, fall 2019 ready-to-wear
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Astor Place haircut, 1987
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Michael A. Goorjian and Annabeth Gish, SLC Punk!, (1999)
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Anya Hindmarch, spring 2017 ready-to-wear
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Saint Laurent bag, London Fashion Week, 2018
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Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal, Love Story (1970)
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Aymeline Valade and Sasha Luss in Lanvin, fall 2014 ready-to-wear
Adut Akech in Valentino, fall 2019 ready-to-wear
Demi Lovato, 2015
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Emma Stone, 2019
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Coachella, 2019
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Comme des Garçons, fall 2009 ready-to-wear
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Swans in Dorset
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La Cicciolina (Ilona Staller), 1987
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Yakir Kanneli and Harel Barak, 2020
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Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Stolen Kiss, late 1780s
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Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix, My Own Private Idaho (1991)
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Johnny Hallyday and Sylvie Vartan, 1965
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Paper heart, 1965
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Diana Ross, 2004
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Hand-cut Victorian valentine, 1890
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Marie Seznec in Christian Lacroix, 1987
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Yves Saint Laurent, fall 1971 couture
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Comme des Garçons T-shirt, 2017
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Pitti Uomo, 2017
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Valentine’s Day balloons in New Delhi, 2001
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Tiiu Kuik in Viktor Rolf, fall 2005 ready-to-wear
Francesco Hayez, The Kiss, 1859
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An embrace
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Lady and the Tramp (1955)
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