Beauty
Transfigured by the Magic of Light and Shade: Impressionism and Fashion
The Paris exhibition, a display of around fifty dresses and accessories, including ten hats, presents an overview of women’s fashion at the time of the Impressionists, a fashion that was mainly characterized by the gradual abandonment of the crinoline in favour of the bustle. more »
What Is In That Lipstick and Other Beautiful Questions
“While voluntary action on the part of manufacturers like Johnson & Johnson indicates that some in the cosmetics industry are getting the message that consumers want safer products. Only stricter regulation of this $50 billion industry will ensure that all consumers are protected.” more »
The Marketing of the American Beauty
Advertisers turned to images of feminine mystique to which consumers could aspire (and hopefully emulate) through the purchase of goods and services. Men were also charmed by these images and magazine publishers used the attraction of pretty faces on their covers to boost impulse buying for their all-important newsstand sales. more »
Relationships: The Tale of a Hairdo
Julia Sneden writes: “Blame my hairdresser.The worse her life gets, the shorter she cuts my hair. She was having husband trouble yet again. She just grew angrier and angrier as she spoke, snip-snip-snip, and by the time she was through with her sorry tale, I was nearly bald." more »
