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Style, explained

The Post’s Style section has been revitalized for a digital audience, with sharp coverage of culture, politics, the media, fashion and more.

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What is style? It’s lately become a synonym for fashion, but historically, particularly in the field of letters, it has signified a way of being: “In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing,” Oscar Wilde once wrote. “I like people with style, with flair, with signature qualities,” The Washington Post’s own Ben Bradlee said about the paper’s Style section that he and a team of pioneering editors and writers introduced in 1969.

In Style, which The Post is now bringing forward in a revitalized digital form, we’re interested in style as a way of being. Or, to put a finer point on it, style as a way of living. You will find fashion coverage here — and if you’re the type who thinks that’s frivolous, know now that we take it seriously — and you’ll also find coverage of the characters who shape politics, the conflicts that are redefining media, the talents who are driving the arts forward from Hollywood to Broadway, and the new behaviors that are changing contemporary life.

In other words, Style wants to help its readers understand what’s happening in current culture, and what it means — practically, aesthetically, cosmically. We aim to explain why people are dressing that way, talking that way, watching that way, voting that way, and to tell these stories with, well, style — to entertain you, make you think and surprise you. Let us know what you think, in the comments below or by email to style@washpost.com.

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