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Even as some of the most talented American designers are opting to present their collections in Paris, not New York, we are harking back to a moment when American fashion came into its own.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2018

But as so often with these instances of nostalgia, Lost in Showbiz has to gently remind you that you are harking back to a halcyon past that never really existed.

From The Guardian • Dec. 4, 2015

“It’s worrying that we are harking back to the old times,” he said.

From New York Times • May 10, 2015

In focusing on the toughness of Christ, evangelical leaders are harking back to a similar movement in the early 1900s, historians say, when women began entering the work force.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2010

But many of them are harking back to nature, and remind us of the pictures we have seen of primeval man.

From London's Underworld by Holmes, Thomas