"Never in the history of fashion has so little material been raised so high to reveal so much that needs to be covered so badly."
-Cecil Beaton
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"Americans have an abiding belief in their ability to control reality by purely material means... airline insurance replaces the fear of death with the comforting prospect of cash.“
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