Before we start, I'm very excited to tell you that articles of interest is back.

It's a podcast about what we wear, it's for people who are passionate about clothes,

and for people who think they don't care about clothes at all.

In the latest season, host Avery Trouffleman dives into the intricate history of preppy

clothes, and how these rare, elitist garments became what we now call classics and basics.

It's a whole fascinating series of events that turn preppy clothes into the great American

look.

Articles of interest, American Ivy is out now.

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Hi, my name is Ginny.

I'm a Rumba.

I know that for a while I was a model.

You know, I'm not trying to brag.

I was like a model Rumba at a target.

I was a floor model.

I was a floor, yeah, I was that kind of a model.

They would put me on the ground and show people how effectively I could vacuum up stuff

on the ground.

So I have purchased floor models before, were you sold at a discount?

We don't like to say that.

I was a Rumba of lower price.

Tell me the most recent thing you vacuumed up.

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