OUR MADE-FOR-TV PRESIDENCY

Remember back when we still thought appearances could be deceiving? Now, if you make it look pretty enough -- a cool costume, a breathtaking backdrop, perfect lighting -- we'll swallow it hook, line and sinker.

Looks like democracy may finally have met its match. I refer, of course, to the way TV and movies have trained us to trust appearances.

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WHY NOBODY CAN TELL YOU WHAT TO WEAR

Once upon a time, everybody wanted to dress
the way rich people did. Fashion magazines photographed heiresses instead of models and movie stars.

Now people want to look a million different ways -- which makes it tougher to succeed in the rag trade, and tougher to say what's really happening.

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TO LOOK GREAT EVEN IF YOU CAN'T
STAND UP, WALK, OR ZIP YOUR ZIPPER

A book about making clothes that work for people with disabilities dares to suggest that fashion is for all of us, not just the beautiful people.

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