Shot by master photographer Irving Penn, Bee (A), New York, September, 1995 appeared in the December 1995 issue of American Vogue. As Phyllis Posnick, Vogue's Executive Fashion Editor for over 25 years, notes, ‘Penn remembered that “Bee Stung Lips” had been a popular expression in the 1950s to characterize full, pouty lips. So, in 1995, as lip injections were becoming more popular, he thought using this idea was a perfect illustration for the Vogue article titled ‘The Lip Fix.’ The arresting detail here: the velvety texture of the fluffy bee against the model’s pristinely lined, blush-red lips, epitomizes Alexander Liberman’s definition of Penn’s photographs as ‘stoppers’ – stunning, haunting and memorable images that stop you in your tracks.