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Rebroadcast: Author of ‘Fear and Clothing’ on What Our Clothes Say About Us

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 (Photo courtesy Cintra Wilson.)

Cintra Wilson, formerly the New York Times’ “Critical Shopper” columnist, has traveled the U.S. to find out why people wear what they do. Wilson, who describes her own black-clothed style as “bar-fighting nun,” joins Forum in studio to talk about her new book, “Fear and Clothing: Unbuckling American Style.”

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Cintra Wilson, formerly the New York Times' "Critical Shopper" columnist

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