From the book
The Gods Are Athirst
Anatole France · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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Lemma.
To arrange fabric in folds around a body. Gamelin maintains that only wrapped and draped cloth is beautiful and that all cut and sewn clothing is hideous. The exclusives belong to his doctrine; the surrounding conversation about cost, movement and seasonal clothes exposes its lack of practical fit for the women addressed.
Places to read
- Chapter X, paragraph 21Frenchroulées sur le corps et drapées: Wound about the body and draped. Gamelin’s absolute rule of beauty is immediately dismissed by his listeners.