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Published online 27 February 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060227-2

Column: To be blunt

All dressed up

"Well-dressed women get better service at clothing stores," says the press-release headline.

For a stylish columnist such as myself, particularly one who is seeking the point of seemingly obvious research, this is like a red rag to a bull.

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