We've already established that Italian Vogue is the one with all the good ideas. Recently, the mag asked acclaimed photographer Steven Meisel to "do something crazy." The result: Total sensory overload. The shoot, called "Vogue Patterns," is just that: Layers and layers of patterns. Explosions of colors and shapes. The photographs are sort of insane, yet sort of glorious: Click the image at left to see many, many more. [Colour Lovers]

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