"The anger was palpable. The objectification was extreme. The clothes were mean. And it was always the men who were responsible."

Robin Givhan writes about the latest Milan fashions. This is a beautifully written article, and yet the central point is one I've seen many times, for decades. The life of a fashion writer is not easy! You have all these complicated details to describe -- "headgear that looked like slabs of plaster that cracked off the ceiling" -- and then when you try to resolve it into some general insight, it's always the same.