Fashion's Night Out, which took place last night in New York and across the world, is not for the self-conscious.

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The lucky half who escaped that fate are a group apart, although they have not formed a self-conscious, American-style black middle class.

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Is it hard not to be self-conscious about it?

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But for me, it's not something that I'm that self-conscious about.

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As a teen, she became self-conscious about her teeth which were not aligned correctly.

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Reluctant to sidle up to a stranger and introduce myself, I roam, like I did at college parties, self-conscious, seltzer water in hand, not fitting in.

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As Brazil has grown economically, it has become self-conscious of its ability to become politically influential, not merely in the region but also in the world.

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