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Francoise Sagan's Bonjour Tristesse

The Essay Listener, They Wore It
Episode 2 of 5

Five writers recall clothes and accessories that resonate vividly in works of art:

Journalist Rachel Cooke remembers reading the best-seller Bonjour Tristesse as a teenager, in which a character's memorable slacks, or 'pedal pushers', said everything about French chic. Or so she thought.

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