Wandering Through Photographer Stephen Shore’s Backyard

By Stephen Shore | Nov 7, 2024

A garden 30 years in the making, it provides the perfect backdrop for a serene interplay between nature and fashion.

Styling by Julie Ragolia

**Floral flourish**
Loewe top and trousers.

**Freshly Picked**
Clockwise from top left: A hibiscus flower. Bearded iris flowers. Miu Miu jacket, top, skirt, shoes and gloves. Astilbe plants. Hermès coat, jumpsuit and sweater; and L.L.Bean boots.

**Wildflower whimsy**
Model Liz Kennedy wears Prada coat, trousers and shoes.

**Nature’s palette**
Left: Astilbe plants and hydrangeas.
Right: Bottega Veneta shirts (layered), skirt, shoes and gloves; Bresciani socks (worn throughout).

**Meadow moments**
Chanel top, trousers and hat; L.L.Bean boots; Falke socks.

**Garden Grace**
Clockwise from top left: Brunello Cucinelli sweater and shirt; Alexander McQueen boots. Michael Kors Collection coat; Jacquemus shoes. Ulla Johnson top and skirt; L.L. Bean binoculars. A patch of buttercups and Siberian iris. A hibiscus among some Joe Pye weed.

**Botanical beauty**
Lafayette 148 coat.

Production credits: Model, Liz Kennedy at DNA Models; hair, Erol Karadag at MA+ Group; makeup, Courtney Perkins at Frank Reps; casting, Julia Lange Casting at Art Partner; production, Creative Chaos; post-production, Gloss.

About the Author

Stephen Shore

Stephen Shore’s work has been widely published and exhibited over the past 50 years, in more than 30 books and numerous solo exhibitions. In 2017-18, the Museum of Modern Art held a full career retrospective of his work. Shore serves as director of the photography program at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, where he is the Susan Weber Professor in the Arts.

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