Parker Posey's character on "The White Lotus," Victoria Ratliff, has been making a fashion statement with comfy caftans. For help with these, the series costume designer, Alex Bovaird, says she reached out to Susan Dumas, a Birmingham woman who sells caftans and other vintage clothing. (Fabio Lovino/HBO)

It recently struck us oldsters here at Vanity Fair that there may be a contingent of nascent Parker Posey admirers who, due to their boggling youth, are not familiar with the work that first endeared Posey to a legion of fans decades ago.

Regardless of whether or not you’re watching season 3 The White Lotus, you’ve undoubtedly heard about the hype surrounding Parker