Shoppers who grew up on disposable fast fashion are enlisting tailors and seamstresses to give off-the-rack purchases a custom fit or personal flair, to revive secondhand finds or to extend the lives of their wardrobes, according to fashion industry experts.
Seven Cabinet secretaries came from the think tank.
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Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
The president has fired two Cabinet secretaries in recent weeks — former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem — after public scandals garnered considerable media coverage.
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