Fashion matters. Consider haute couture designer Karl Lagerfeld's recent obituaries, extensive enough to be worthy of a prince or president. To be sure, Lagerfeld was, in uniqueness and influence, ahead of most contemporary designers, but that such status was achievable in his field is the very proof of fashion's importance. Also the importance of what is near-synonymous with fashion, though insufficiently remarked …
SOURCE: John Simon at 03:40PM on March 2, 2019