East of EDEN

PHOTOGRAPHED BY YVONNE TAYLOR AT THE FREER + SACKLER GALLERIES OF ART STYLING LANA ORLOFF MAKEUP, STYLING, AND FLORAL CONCEPTS LAURETTA MCCOY

From the mythical Garden of Eden in present-day Iraq to the earliest structures on India and China dating back to 1050-256 B.C.E., gardens have inspired artists, poets and designers alike. Thanks to the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, they also provide the source for our Eden-inspired spring fashion.

HAIR JILL TURNBULL
FLOWERS BY ULTRA VIOLET
PHOTOGRAPHER' S ASSISTANT MICHAEL TAYLOR
ASSISTANT STYLIST R OXY ANGHA

SPECIAL THANKS TO JAMES GORDON AND AMANDA WILLIAMS FROM THE SMITHSONIAN FREER GALLERY OF ART AND ARTHUR M.
SACKLER GALLERY. " EAST OF EDEN : GARDENS IN ASIAN ART " EXHIBIT RUNS THROUGH MAY 13, 2007 AT THE SACKLER GALLERY.
ADAM HASLER COMES COURTESY OF T.H.E. ARTIST AGENCY; CAITLIN REPRESENTED BY CIMA TALENT MANAGEMENT INC.

ADAM HASLER is co-owner of Coup d'Etat Coffee Co. located at Modern Times Coffeehouse at Politics & Prose Bookstore in D.C. All their coffee is organic, fair trade certified, shade grown and bird-friendly.

RACHEL ROY silk silver dress $1,295, SAKS JANDEL, Chevy Chase, Md.; 14k white gold custom-designed Pin/Pendant, $5,980 / 14k white gold ring, $5,450 / 18k white gold bangle bracelet, $12,600 - all ADELER JEWELERS, Great Falls, Va.; 18k white gold multi-row cuff bracelet with pave diamonds, $25,000, BOONE & SONS JEWELERS, Chevy Chase, Md. & Tyson's Galleria, Va.

LEFT STATUE VISHNU WITH CONSORTS, 12th century, India, Stone. RIGHT STATUE: CELESTIAL DRUMMER, 13th century, India, Marble. KAI MILLA multi-color dress $975, SAKS JANDEL, Chevy Chase, Md.; Corset by ONGASSAMER, $50.00, BLOOMINGDALES Tyson's Corner Center, Va. & White Flint Mall, Rockville, Md.; Rhinestone vintage belt, stylist's own; 18k white gold briolette blue topaz and diamond earrings, $1,598 / 14k white gold fashion ring featuring 15ct. blue topaz cabochon and diamonds (price available upon request) / white gold and aquamarine pendenant with .47ct of diamonds, $13,250 / 18k white gold chain with 1.00ct of diamond sprinkled throughout, $1,890 - all ADELER JEWELERS, Great Falls, Va.

DRIES VAN NOTEN gray double-breasted cardigan $615; DRIES VAN NOTEN white embroidered shirt $600, all from SAKS FIFTH AVENUE MEN'S STORE, Chevy Chase, Md.

COMPOUND WARDROBE CABINET, China, Ming dynasty, 1550-1600, Huanghuali Rosewood. NITELINE embroidered gown $248; Aqua bronze hat $50.00, BLOOMINGDALE's Tyson's Corner Center, Va. & White Flint Mall, Rockville, Md.; 18k yellow gold diamond dangle earrings designed by Jorge Adeler, $2,998, 18k white gold and platinum custom designed tension mounted diamond ring (please call for price), both ADELER JEWELERS, Great Falls, Va.; STACY MCNEAL multi-stone custom bracelet $750, available at (703)282-0067); BARBARA BUI gold shoes $510, HU SHOES, Washington D.C.

BUDDHIST STELE of the "Foursided stele" type with the Thousand- Buddha motif; China, Period of Division, 386-535, Sandstone with traces of polychrome. DOLCE & GABBANA gray short sleeve sport shirt $550; DOLCE & GABBANA gray trousers $650, SAKS 0 FIFTH AVENUE MEN'S STORE, Chevy Chase, Md.; Anne Klein floral silk scarf $48.00, BLOOMINGDALE's Tyson's Corner Center, Va. & White Flint Mall, Rockville, Md.