Can You “Buy” Good Taste?

A few years ago, in a book review about good taste, Jeffrey Felner - the witty and often acerbic arbiter of fashion - suggested that, yes, you can learn tricks to develop your personal style, but taste isn’t something you can learn; you’re either born with it or you’re not. That certainly puts a lot of us out of the running. And, frankly, I take exception. [...]