A dear friend sent over a link to a rather dramatic interpretation of Irving Penn’s lobster and squid photography this morning, which claims that his succulent imagery is downright erotic.

I’m not sure I’d go that far, but it sure is purdy. And the man seems to have a sense of humor with a carving fork.

Do want to eat.

After my morning image satiation, I did what I do most days, and looked for wedding dresses online. I think we have a winner.

At first I thought this was just an amusing get-up, but it has quite the history!

The 1937 Lobster Dress was a simple white silk evening dress with a crimson waistband featuring a large lobster painted (by Dali) onto the skirt. From 1934, Dali had started incorporating lobsters into his work, including New York Dream-Man Finds Lobster in Place of Phone shown in the magazine American Weekly in 1935, and the mixed-media Lobster Telephone (1936). His design for Schiaparelli was interpreted into a fabric print by the leading silk designer Sache. It was famously worn by Wallis Simpson in a series of photographs by Cecil Beaton taken at the Château de Candé shortly before her marriage to Edward VIII.

Sigh. Probably not affordable.