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Subway

From the January 1996 Print Edition

It is stuffed full with thick, shapeless coats, this narrow closet you’ve been banished to. Feel your way through the royal blue mothball-soaked car coat, the scratchy tasselled poncho, the soft, frayed jean jacket. Push back the elegant camel-hair overcoat, the black leather jacket, . . . . Continue Reading »