Pretty pretty |
For all the sparkly and yummy things I come across |
Every woman in Paris is a living propaganda poster, the universal function of the Frenchwoman is to remain chic…Frenchwomen are the repositories of chic, because this inheritance is inscribed in their race.
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At the root of the whole system is the most elusive myth of all: the impossible promise that fashion can vanquish physical inadequacy and aging, conferring the beauty and youth we see on the runways and on every page of Vogue — a cult of physical perfection very much at home in the history of fascism.
"High Facism, NY Times. Fascinating article.
