Francoise Sagan's Bonjour Tristesse

Published: Jan. 12, 2016, 11 p.m.

Five writers recall clothes and accessories that resonate vividly in works of art:\n \nJournalist Rachel Cooke remembers reading the best-seller Bonjour Tristesse as a teenager, in which a character's memorable slacks, or 'pedal pushers', said everything about French chic. Or so she thought.