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"In the nineteenth century, a fan was far more than a practical accessory. It was an essential part of a fashionable wardrobe. A lady needed one for morning visits, another for afternoon calls, another for the theatre or the ball-and, naturally, they had to keep pace with the ever-changing whims of fashion."

In every timeline there's a fashion item that *must* to be changed every occasion, but does it actually?

"This was the genius of the great nineteenth-century department stores. They did not merely display merchandise; they staged fantasies.
Long before today's luxury boutiques spoke of "immersive experiences," Mouret had already discovered that the surest way to sell an object was to surround it with beauty, mystery, and a little magic."