Today we are going to talk about something a bit different, but maybe this might inspire your fiction, because if the world changes guarantee you a writer was behind it 😉 . As I was perusing Facebook Friday evening, I came across an article that gave me an odd reaction. It made me want to …
Tag: aging and invisibility
Sep 12 2016
Why the Fashion Industry is Dying—Laughing at Salad & Cleavage Snacks
- By Kristen Lamb in Culture, Uncategorized
- aging and fashion, aging and invisibility, aging and media, aging and pop culture, aging well, Barbie of all shapes and sizes, fashion for mature women, Gilliean McLeod swimsuit model, H&M uses older models, Kristen Lamb, pop culture, Tim Gunn and plus-sized fashion, Tim Gunn Project Runway, war on women
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Jan 08 2014
Refuse to be Homogenized—Beauty, Bullying and Media "Mean Girls"
- By Kristen Lamb in Culture, Uncategorized
We’ve allowed Hollywood and Madison Avenue and the fashion industry to tell us that anorexia is healthy and aging women should be hidden. They are at least classy enough not to recommend a burkha. Our culture treats aging like ebola. With all the creams, surgeries, injections and procedures, one might think growing older was a disease. We’ve shamed women about their bodies and faces so they’ll line-up and hand out cash for creams, diets, magazines and surgery.
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