known ▁photograph ers , ▁not ably ▁George ▁Ho yn ingen - H u ene ▁and ▁Hor st ▁P . ▁Hor st . ▁A ▁close ▁friend , ▁D iana ▁V re eland ▁( 1 9 0 3 – 1 9 8 9 ), ▁a ▁major ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁tw enti eth - century ▁fashion ▁ad ored ▁Su z anne ▁Bel per ron ' s ▁style . ▁New ▁York ▁j ew eller ▁Paul ▁Fl ato ▁approached ▁her ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁to ▁propose ▁an ▁art istic ▁collaboration , ▁decl ined ▁by ▁Su z anne ▁Bel per ron . ▁ ▁" ▁My ▁style ▁is ▁my ▁signature ▁" ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁un rival led ▁colour ist , ▁the ▁ess ence ▁of ▁Bel per ron ' s ▁work ▁was ▁her ▁ability ▁to ▁play ▁with ▁a est h etic ▁influ ences ▁from ▁many ▁sources ▁and ▁mot ifs ▁inspired ▁by ▁nature . ▁Su z anne ▁Bel per ron ▁was ▁fasc in ated ▁by ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁the ▁distant ▁cult ures ▁of ▁Egypt , ▁East ▁India , ▁( the ▁Ass y rian ▁civil isation ▁in ▁particular ), ▁ ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁( Ch ina , ▁Japan ), ▁Africa ▁and ▁O ce ania . ▁She ▁found ▁insp iration ▁in ▁nature ' s ▁fl ora ▁and ▁fa una , ▁from ▁cre atures ▁like ▁star fish ▁and ▁insect s ▁to ▁min ut iae ▁of ▁a ▁garden ' s ▁flower ▁pet als ▁and ▁leaves . ▁Su z anne ▁Bel per ron ▁was ▁also ▁capt iv ated ▁by ▁the ▁under water