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Book Review of Target Underwear and a Vera Wang Gown: Notes from a Single Girl's Closet

Target Underwear and a Vera Wang Gown: Notes from a Single Girl's Closet
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Adena Halpern has used clothes to conform, to seduce, to console, to show off, and to hide. Whether she's recalling the agony of wearing the "wrong" sneakers to school in the seventh grade or confessing a sweet spot for men who wear suits, Adena lays bare her heart and her wardrobe, with memories tied not only to what she wore, but what everyone else was wearing, too. This is a story about growing up and finding out that clothes can make the woman, but only if she really knows herself.