Style and Fashion

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 »

"The women interviewed and photographed here possess one of the most distinctive outward signs of aging — silvering hair. This shared badge provides an ideal entry into the topic of aging as dilemmas about gray hair lead to other deeper issues about the kinds of personal challenges we all face." more »

Worth essentially introduced the concept of haute couture as an art form. He considered himself an artist and his garments works of art. Mainbocher's designs built upon Worth's artistic principles, modernizing them to apply to a more practical, American lifestyle. more »

"Cosmetics firms are responsible for substantiating the safety of their products and ingredients before marketing. However, they are not required to submit safety substantiation data to the agency, nor make it available to the agency." more »