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The Essay

Listener, They Wore It

Francoise Sagan's Bonjour Tristesse

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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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. Show less

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