I suppose I should be more concerned with grander things. Trump-o-mania. Plunging stock index. Escalating Syrian-Israeli-Iran crisis. North Korean everything.
But the thing I’d like to know is … how come Boris Pasternak ca 1920 looks like a LLBean model in 2018?
Consider the same of Virginia Woolf ca 1923.
Photo: Lady Ottiline Morrell
Is there no justice in fashion evolution through the ages? While men continue to wear the same old cable knit and trousers will women’s fashion constantly re-invent itself?
And really, will there ever be a time when floppy hats and lace curtains become stylish again?
Oh … and if you’re keen on last week’s Lit Hub, click here.
The Sandy Chronicles 