Women's sexy underwear is a minor but significant growth industry of late-twentieth-century Britain in the twilight of capitalism.
Interpretation
The quote highlights the rise of the lingerie industry in late-20th century Britain as a noteworthy aspect of capitalism.
Angela Carter's quote reflects on how women's sexy underwear became a notable and profitable sector in the British economy during the late-20th century, indicating broader themes of consumerism and the dynamics of capitalism. This growth industry not only demonstrates changing cultural attitudes towards sexuality and femininity but also illustrates how market forces shape personal identity and expression within the scope of capitalism.
In practice
This quote could be used in a discussion on the evolution of women's rights and self-expression through fashion.
She stands and moves within the invisible pentacle of her own virginity. She is an unbroken egg: she is a sealed vessel; she has inside her a magic space the entrance to which is shut tight with a plug of membrane; she is a closed system; she does not know how to shiver.
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Those are the voices of my brothers, darling; I love the company of wolves.
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To pin your hopes upon the future is to consign those hopes to a hypothesis, which is to say, a nothingness. Here and now is what we must contend with.
When I started, I knew nothing about fashion. I remember, my first day going to my agency, I was wearing these huge bell-bottoms - they were patchwork corduroy and denim, which, at the time, I thought were amazing. My agent told me, 'You have a casting with Prada - you have to burn those jeans.'
I always wear what I'm comfortable in. If one designer doesn't like what I'm wearing, the next one will.
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You should always own a black dress because no one ever remembers a black dress.
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