Virginia Postrel speaks on "The Power of Glamour" at TED2004. Why is she wearing sunglasses? Here are an audience member's notes on the speech, with illustrations.

Speaking Engagements:

June 2, 2007 Princeton, New Jersey

Alumni-Faculty Forum: What Are the Real Issues in Gay Marriage?
Princeton University Reunions
10:30 a.m.-Noon McCosh 46, Princeton University

June 21, 2007 Portland, Oregon

Dinner speech, "The Substance of Style"
International Interior Design Association Annual Dinner
The Governor Hotel
Cocktails 5:45, Dinner 6:30
$40 members, $50 non-members

July 2-5 Aspen, Colorado

Aspen Ideas Festival

October 17-18, 2007, Toronto

Design Thinkers 2007
Metro Toronto Convention Centre

To arrange a speaking engagement in the Americas or Asia, please contact Wes Neff at the Leigh Bureau,

For speaking engagements in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa, please contact Karen O'Donnell in the Leigh Bureau's Dublin office,

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