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What inspired the outfits in Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"

In an interview with 60 Minutes correspondent Jon Wertheim, author Margaret Atwood joked about the signature red cloak and bonnet: "Well, if you have a cult, and if you have totalitarianism, you have to have outfits."

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