Since Alexis left a comment, I decided maybe I should put a new post on here. Or at least a link to Concept of Irony

Clothes

I am at Carribou. I have put twenty dollars on my card and recieved a free drink. But that's not the point.

The fog is starting to lift. I don't have a synopsis just yet. But I'm figuring a thing or two out.

Anthony Powell believes in fashion. The secret key to his masterful 12 volume work, perhaps even his artistic genius as a whole, is clothes.

Description
Widmerpool’s shoes, overcoat, sweater. (4)
Sunny ‘—something about his long legs and narrow trousers suggested horses.’

A Conversation.
Between Lady McReith and Peter:
‘Why aren’t you wearing a clean shirt tonight, Peter?’
‘I thought this one would be clean enough for you.’ (83)

Innovation
Farebrother tries to sell a device which flips back a collar.

A prank. Jimmy Stripling puts a chamber pot in place of Farebrother’s top hat. (97)

Anthony Powell really believes that clothes makes the man.

As a guy who dabbles in writing, it is nice to know that there is another writer who believes in fashion as much as I do.

I don't know what is going on.

I don't know what is going on.

Waugh on Powell

Why does Evelyn Waugh feel the need to compare 'Dance to the Music of Time' to Proust? Because they are both multi-volume novels?

New Years Day. I went to the borders at Beachwood. They had volumes 2, 3 & 4 of Anthnoy Powell's Dance to the Music of Time. But not one.

I was thinking Volume 1 would be a good place to start.

So I drove to Severance. Does my curiosity know no bounds? I don't know. And I don't care to find out.

Man, there were a lot of people at Borders--on new year's day. Losers.