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The Fashion Machine

The thousand-hour couture gown and the five-day Shein jacket are two settings on the same machine. How a few square metres of cloth conquered the world — and learned to read your mind.

The Fashion Machine

The thousand-hour couture gown and the five-day Shein jacket are two settings on the same machine. How a few square metres of cloth conquered the world — and learned to read your mind.

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