Fashion Advisory: The Trappings of Manual Labor

Just over two years ago, I commented here on a blog post celebrating the apotheosis of the scrawny, undernourished boy model on the runways of the US and Europe. "The meek truly shall inherit the earth," gushed the blogger. "Until next week or whenever the fashion changes again, that is," I jeered.Well, it took a little longer than a week, but now the New York Times reports? decrees? proclaims