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John Robson: Fashion’s Obsession With Novelty Means It’s Bound to Veer Into the Absurd

John Robson: Fashion’s Obsession With Novelty Means It’s Bound to Veer Into the Absurd
Women at a hair salon in Brazil, circa 1960. Archive Photos/Getty Images
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Apparently, bodies are being worn skeletally thin these days or something. I’m inclined to “or something,” having roamed the streets and supermarkets. But a Washington Post reporter based in Seoul tells us, “In its annual report of yearly procedures for 2023, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons dubbed the new popular look the ‘ballet body.’” Which I suspect is a bit of a faux pas de deux.
John Robson
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John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”