News anchor's impact on fashionfrom @gsnwilliams

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Why tier TV news presenters outfits so boring? Like, take a look at this news presenter and tell me what you see. While she's reading the evening news, she's also getting fits up. Her name is Leland Chin, and growing up in Australia, I saw her on television all the time. But unlike most news presenters, Leland never tried to become visually anonymous behind the desk. You see, people in news are usually styled to avoid distracting tier they're delivering. In Australia, wearing something as simple as stripes on television is discouraged. But what makes this even more interesting is that Lee best one of the longest careers in Australian broadcasting. From 1992 to 2018, she presented SBS World News, reporting on wars, elections, and major events happening across the country, all while showing up in archival convalescence, which meant people who had happening across the country, all while showing up in archival Comme des Garcons pieces, which meant people who had never attended a runway show before or stepped into a designer boutique are seeing the highest level of fashion alongside their nightly news. But Leland's interest in fashion extended far beyond what she wore on the news desk. In the early two thousands, she hosted fashionista where she interviewed Australian designers documenting how their work was made. Watching it now, I can see the parallels with my own journey, interviewing creators and uncovering the stories behind design, but I didn't realize how much her presence shaped the way I dress. Leelene showed me that taking a work seriously didn't mean fading into the background, but the clothes never outshadowed her work though. Lili was among the few regular Asian faces on Australian television, and she became a household name because she was an incredible journalist. When I was younger, I saw a news presenter getting some fits off. No, I understand that she made a room for individuality in a profession that was designed to remove it.