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The quote says that when clothing is presented on a model, people often perceive the clothes as more attractive because they are associated with the model's beauty. It suggests that the model's appearance can influence how the garment is seen. The phrase "by some transitive property" adds a reflective, slightly playful tone to that idea.
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About Rumaan Alam
American writer
Rumaan Alam is an American writer, best known for his novel Leave the World Behind. He writes fiction with a contemporary, observant edge, and his work has reached a wide readership through Leave the World Behind, which became his best-known book. Beyond that title, he is known for writing about present-day life and the pressures that shape it.
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Books by Rumaan Alam
Leave the World Behind
2020
Rich and pretty
2016
That kind of mother
2018