Jed Perl on the fashion industry’s takeover of the Met
Costume and custom share the same Latin root, consuetudo, 'habit'. What we wear is what we habitually do. The essay asks whether the Met has acquired a new one.
Costume and custom share the same Latin root, consuetudo, 'habit'. What we wear is what we habitually do. The essay asks whether the Met has acquired a new one.