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My name is Daniel Denver, and I'm broadcasting from Providence, Rhode Island.

When you think of fashion, what do you think of?

Supermodels debuting the latest designer pieces on the runways of Paris, Milan, and New York, red carpets at the Oscars or Cannes.

Maybe you think of magazines like Vogue or films like The Devil Wears Prada.

Maybe you're interested in streetwear or sportware or workware or Gorpcore or any of the other trends that come and go

perhaps you're just critical of the endless carousel of novelty the fact that clothing companies

are always trying to sell you on the latest look when of course it's not how you look on the outside

but who you are on the inside that matters.

Maybe fashion for you is a pejorative, just another imperative to consume, and perhaps you've

heard about companies like Shian or Temu that operate like fast fashion on steroids, producing

endless amounts of cheap disposable clothes with dire consequences

for both workers and the environment. Maybe you're a clothes horse, someone for whom looking and dressing

...