Painterly blazer on a wire dress form beside an empty mirror and draped fabric.

Original artwork, not a still

Linda Ellerbee

Styles, like everything else, change. Style doesn't.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The plural and singular forms of the same word carry different meanings. Particular fashions move on, while a more enduring quality of style remains recognisable beneath them. The brief contrast separates changing appearances from a consistent sense of expression, allowing taste to outlast the forms it happens to take.

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