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The EssayListener, They Wore ItEpisodes

    Patti Smith's Shirt

    5/5Susanna Frankel recalls a brilliant white shirt on the cover of an LP by Patti Smith.

    Alec Leamas's coat (The Spy Who Came in from the Cold)

    4/5Antonia Quirke on the coat worn by Richard Burton in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.

    Gatsby's Suit

    3/5Writer Michael Bracewell discusses Jay Gatsby's suit in the novel The Great Gatsby.

    Empress Elizabeth's Diamonds

    2/5Daisy Goodwin on diamonds in a portrait of Empress Elizabeth of Austria by Winterhalter.

    Charles's Cap (Madame Bovary)

    1/5Julian Barnes on an unforgettable hat in Flaubert's novel Madame Bovary.