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ESSAY
Fit Is a Four-Letter Word
How Americans learned to stop worrying and love a suit that actually (really, truly) fits
September
15
2011
NICK SULLIVAN
Fit Is a Four-Letter Word
NICK SULLIVAN
September
15
2011
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ESSAY
Fit Is a Four-Letter Word
How Americans learned to stop worrying and love a suit that actually (really, truly) fits
September
15
2011
NICK SULLIVAN
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