Gangrey
Vol. I · No. 1Prolonging the Slow Death of NewspapersEst. 2026

We Are What We Wear

Maybe this is why people aren't reading us. We dress like a bunch of dorks. Shirts and ties are the gear of yesteryear. William Booth with some fashion tips from Cannes: Some of the reporters here wear short shorts and high heels. Their questions get answered. Also, today we spotted a guy with a press credential around his neck, and his shirt completely unbuttoned, like Fabio. And it worked for him. Henri Behar, the French journalist and film critic who emcees the official news conferences, favors two earrings, scarves and the occasional headband. And you know what? He rules. Funny, informed, and as fast on his feet as a cobra if a cobra had feet.

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