You can call it whatever you like - “light”, “glamour”, “party”... the essence does not change. The pursuit of fashion. Admiration for the superior, contempt for the inferior. Ridiculous readiness to “surpass Paris” at any cost. Snobbery? And what a one! Has anything changed over the past centuries? Minimal, except that instead of fashionable tailors, couturiers appeared, and magazines for “ladies and gentlemen” became glossy. Under the pen of the great wit William Thackeray, the brilliance and poverty of the English “society” of the 19th century comes to life - and the reader is inevitably amazed to recognize “familiar” characters in his characters. all faces." Socialite lionesses - and kept women who outshine them with brilliance. Corrupt politicians, arrogant rich people - and mediocre, but fashionable "art creators". How familiar it is - and how funny!..