„If the way a society keeps sexual behaviour under control is one of its organizing principles, then fashion, being the language in which sexuality (among other things) is expressed, is a key to something basic. The clothes French women wear are nearly always fitted, if not tight and sometimes downright constricting. A suit by Saint Laurent indicates the body underneath it more precisely than, say, a suit by Bill Blass. Perhaps because they seem to be „held” by their clothes, French women walk and sit and carry themselves as if