How an Erotic, Religious Painting Became One of Fashion's Favorite Motifs

Pierpaolo Piccioli's solo debut at Valentino was the talk of Paris Fashion Week, thanks in part to one shocking pink shaved-velvet car coat--it's the piece on every editor's wish list--but mostly to a collaboration with legendary designer Zandra Rhodes. For the Spring collection, Rhodes was given Hieronymus Bosch's 15th-century painting The Garden of Earthly Delights as a jumping-off point. Rhodes's line drawings of erupting volcanoes and flying birds made for beautiful prints on Piccioli's floa...