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Here Comes the Sun: Bradley Cooper and more

Actor, director and producer Bradley Cooper sits down with Mo Rocca to discuss his latest film, “Maestro,” about the life and legacy of composer Leonard Bernstein. Bernstein's children, Jamie, Nina and Alexander, also join in on the conversation. Then, Faith Salie learns about the history of skirts. “Here Comes the Sun” is a closer look at some of the people, places and things we bring you every week on “CBS Sunday Morning.”

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The long and short of skirts

While skirts have hemmed women into traditional notions of femininity, a skirt's length, style and fabric – dangling from the waist with few restrictions – can also connote freedom, wealth and agency. Correspondent Faith Salie talks with fashion designer Christian Siriano, and with Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, author of "Skirts: Fashioning Modern Femininity in the Twentieth Century," to discuss what skirts tell us about our culture – and how women think of themselves.

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