H A V E O F T E N T H E M W H Y P R O V E R B S Q U A I N T A B O U T M A L E H A T A N D S O M E T H I N G
Although it usually stems from a different time, on the occasion of the launch of this column we want to make a case for: the proverb. Even more than idioms or metaphors, proverbs tend to seem a bit old-fashioned, especially those that themselves refer to fashion, to individual pieces of clothing or accessories. The hat is the best example. Considering how fast the fashion carousel is spinning, one cannot help but wonder how many hatrelated expressions have survived until today, even though occasional upswings (hipster trends, royal weddings) have not succeeded in bringing hats back into the mainstream.
T H E
do clothes make the language?
A T O UCH O F PA ST GL O RY
Text: Elisabeth Stursberg
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