Even though Arbus photographs this woman extremely close-up and supplies no information about her subject in the caption, the picture itself is remarkable in its detail. The texture of the woman’s lined skin contrasts with the strands of brittle fringe poking out of her hat, and the luxurious collar of fur at her neck. Arbus’s dramatic use of contrast also picks out the flower decoration on the edge of her spectacles, drawing the viewer’s eye to the wreath of fake roses that frame her face. Unlike many of Arbus’s subjects the woman looks away from the camera, her eyes partly obscured by her glasses, creating a slight detachment that is unusual in Arbus’s portraiture.