xTooltipElement
    1. The Abandonment of Democracy
      Joshua Muravchik
      July/August 2009
    2. Give Bush Credit on Iran
      Abe Greenwald
    3. The Gitmo Myth and the Torture Canard
      Arthur Herman
      June 2009
    4. Decoding Obama
      Peter Wehner
    5. Israel Today, the West Tomorrow
      Mark Steyn
      May 2009

Advertisement



June 2008

E-mail Article Reserve Article Download PDF Version
Yes, I would like to receive periodic updates and information via e-mail from Commentary.

Thank You

A link to

"Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails"

has been emailed to your friends.

Most E-mailed articles:

Abstract –

Style, true style, always outlasts fashion, which by its nature is ephemeral. Fashion goes out of style, but style, if it is genuine, never goes out of fashion. For some people, to be in fashion is to be in style. They use “style” to mean attractive ornament, flourishes of manner or dress—decoration. Art and literary historians often use the word to refer to the common qualities binding the productions of certain historical periods, as in classical style, baroque style, rococo style, romantic style, postmodern style. Others are content to let “style” or “stylishness” signify anything they admire or fancy: a suit, a handbag, a wristwatch.


About the Author

Joseph Epstein is a regular contributor to COMMENTARY. In somewhat different form, the present essay will appear in his new book, Fred Astaire, due out in the fall from Yale University Press.

Advertisement

image of latest cover
image of latest cover

ADVERTISER LINKS

Advertisement