The "look" of the season is a thing of the past

In a world where fashion moves Instagram-fast, the “look” of the season is a thing of the past. And that’s a cause for rejoicing, says Cathy Horyn.

IN THE ’50s, when Seventh Avenue was full of manufacturers and rather timid in its ideas, a well-known editor used to march into showrooms and say, “Show me the lemons!”

She meant the styles that buyers had deemed too unusual but which, for that reason, she thought, held appeal.