A strange little side quest
Put All Year Round Fashion Addict Star next to the history of fashion and style and a few unexpected connections appear. In 18th-century America, upper-class men as well as women wore make-up, a reminder that beauty customs have never been as fixed as they can seem. A second detail makes the picture even better: Space Invaders, released in 1978, helped push video games into mainstream popular culture. The details change, but the appeal of learning a system and trying again is remarkably persistent.
