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Maybe that was a problem picked up from the book (which I can't know because I haven't read) but that still doesn't excuse the tonal mess that it ends up being

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And so the more modest forms of workwear embodied by the likes of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher with pinstripes, tweeds and conservative colors were infused with new options that included pops of color, polka dots and bows