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Why is size 4 too big for fashion? Everybody lies.

Former Ford model Katie Halchishick explains to The Gloss why fashion is so skinny. In part: It’s an aspirational industry: The way we have it structured now a size 0 is marketing to someone who is a size 8 to a … Continue reading

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Spanx

Here’s the Spanx angle on that eternal question: Do women dress for men, or do we dress for other women? “ I think I know how a woman wants to undress. How she wants to undress, in front of a … Continue reading

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Has Feminism Jumped the Shark?

CA Senator Barbara Boxer scolded Gen. Michael Walsh for calling her “ma’am”, and insisted that he call her “Senator” because she worked hard for the job and she earned the title. Is this similar to when everyone in the military was called … Continue reading

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Rebel in the Capital of Black Coats

In the Washington Post: Rebel in the Capital of Black Coats Sunday, November 30, 2008; Page B08 Every morning, I first check the weather. Fifty-five today. That’s seven degrees warmer than it was yesterday. Also, thirty degrees colder than it … Continue reading

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Pants or Skirt: What Makes You Happy?

In the WSJ today: Confidence, not income, gives women power in a marriage. So-called feminists who focus on “power” and competing for “who wear the pants” forget that there is something important, elegant, and downright powerful about wearing a skirt. … Continue reading

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