The wonders of airbrushing are modern technology's great gift to editors of glossy magazines. Don't like a model's crowfeet or saggy chin? Want to add some more oomph to her cleavage? Lengthen a leg or two? Simple: photoshop and airbrush. But who would imagine that this art would be employed to airbrushing an entire building out off a frame?

Take a look at this magisterial representation of Gauri Khan, posing in front of Mannat on the cover of Architectural Digest.