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" We talk a lot about style and self presentation around here. Say what you will about that, but we sincerely feel it&amp;#039;s important. Because while these things do, of course, influence the way the world sees you, they also have a big impact on something even more crucial: the way you see yourself. Perhaps nowhere is this simple truth more powerfully conveyed than in the video below, featuring U.S. Army veteran Jim Wolf, a man who&amp;#039;s struggled with poverty, alcoholism, and homelessness for decades. In the course of a few hours, and with the assistance of a team of stylists, he&amp;#039;s transformed from a shaggy, bedraggled version of himself into a clean-cut, well-dressed gentleman. Will this solve all of his problems? No. Of course not. But just look at his eyes when he sees himself in the mirror. They light up, with something that looks very much like genuine hope. For the first time in a long time, it seems, he sees the man he wants to be before him. And since filming, he&amp;#039;s been working on realizing that new self-image, going to AA meetings and securing housing for himself. A shave, haircut, and suit aren&amp;#039;t the whole solution, to be sure, but they&amp;#039;re a damn good start.      Follow The Style Blog on RSS and on Twitter at @ESQStyle "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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