Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

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That Time I Bought 56 Pairs of Jeans. For Science.
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That Time I Bought 56 Pairs of Jeans. For Science.

Part 2: How the Fit Industrial Complex Is Conspiring Against Us.

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If you haven’t read Part 1, start here to catch up on why I bought 50 56 pairs of jeans, the history of women in trousers, and why we can’t stop believing in a myth that is ostensibly about the “perfect jean,” but also about the bodies we think we should have. 

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