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" I almost always wear a jacket, but I like different jackets. I also like funny pants. "

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Getting Dressed

" I grew up in the '60s and '70s when men were required to wear a suit, shirt, and tie every day to be taken seriously. I was at the tail end of that generation, and it had a significant impact on me. "

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