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We Shop Out Of Boredom, For Release, For Excitement, For A Sense Of Achievement, For A Sense Of Control Over Our Unruly Existences. And Every So Often, We Shop Because We Need Something To Wear.

I Have My Flaws And My Issues, Past And Present And Who Knows What Will Happen In The Future. I Want People To Know Im Vulnerable Too And Each One Of Us Is.

It's Not An Area Where Designers Want To Focus Or Pay Attention - Women Who Are Larger Than A Size 12.

The Color, The Shape, And The Texture--none Of It Is Accidental. Every Item We Wear Has A Glorious (or Sometimes Not So Glorious) History, And That History Extends Back Years--centuries, Even--before Oscar De La Renta's 2002 Collection.

I Have Heard Women Complain About Men Holding Doors For Them,, As If It Is Inherently Offensive And Implies That They Are Weak. ... I Would Hold A Door For Anyone. ... It Has To Do With Noticing Our Fellow Human Beings And Saying, "i Recognize That You're On This Planet, And I Don't Want A Door Hitting You In The Face.