Aesthetics Over Activism

In November, a short and sweet profile appeared in The New Yorker by Antonia Hitchens called “Vogue, But for Trumpers.” The admirably non-slanderous piece described two young women who have created a kind of right-wing response to the style publishing dinosaur, now a dwindling relic from the days of monthly photo spreads and fat expense accounts. Their site, called The Conservateur, correctly seeks to remedy what has gone so wrong in creative industries — the fact that articles on abortion now take up more pages in fashion mags than actual clothing, and the near total exclusion of any artist not in line with identity mania.