radical chic

English

Etymology

Coined by American author and journalist Tom Wolfe in 1970.[1]

Noun

radical chic (uncountable)

  1. The adoption and promotion of radical political causes by celebrities, socialites, and high society.

Descendants

  • → Italian: radical-chic

References

  1. ^ Tom Wolfe (8 June 1970) “Radical Chic: That Party at Lenny's”, in New York Magazine‎[1]: “Radical Chic, after all, is only radical in style; in its heart it is part of Society and its traditions. Politics, like Rock, Pop and Camp, has its uses; but to put one's whole status on the line for nostalgie de la boue in any of its forms would be unprincipled.”

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