In some pictures I’ve seen of prehistoric times, the human beings were depicted as being covered all over with hair or fur. If we could have managed not to evolve away from that feature, I think life would be a lot easier now.

Instead, just like the unconventional materials challenges on "Project Runway," we had to start covering ourselves with grass, weeds, bits of fur and animal skin, and just look where it got us. We agonize over whether it is in style, out of style, flattering or “Does this make me look fat?”

I know it will shock anyone younger than 45, if you happen to be reading this, but back in my day, we didn’t have so many clothes, so we didn’t have to shop so much. Those teeny, one-door-wide closets you see in 1940s and '50s houses? They were quite adequate for most of our war

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