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Stephanie SalterHere’s looking at you, kid
By Stephanie Salter Not long ago, I wore a red, beaded, form-fitting silk gown for six hours and ended up remembering why I’m glad I don’t make my living in the movies. Despite rumor to the contrary, I am no stranger to high heels and girly-girl clothes. My bathroom cabinet is stocked with the usual female cosmetics, including several working mascaras and lipstick the color of fresh blood.
We were stardust, we were golden, we were very, very wet
By Stephanie Salter Forty years ago Sunday, I was trying really, really hard to get the hell out of Woodstock, N.Y. That fact has always provided me with a classic good news/bad news story to tell. Or maybe it’s an impress/deflate story.
Bride says 'I do' to being Earth Friendly
By Stephanie Salter Like so many brides-to-be, Sarah Oblon was fairly fixated on getting exactly the right wedding dress. But it wasn’t visions of Vera Wang and imported peu de soie that swirled in Sarah’s head.
See Sonia. See Sonia not sweat
By Stephanie Salter "Unless you have a complete meltdown, you’re going to get confirmed." — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor
Autumn 1964: What a long, strange, sexist trip it was
By Stephanie Salter My favorite ad in the 174-page magazine is on the inside back cover. It features a gauzy, color photo of the torso and legs of a slim woman in a long white girdle. In bold, black type above the headless body, the ad asks: “Why do men who hate girdles like girls who wear Warner’s?” The text answers the question in a breezy, patronizing tone so reflective of the era. “At Warner’s we have a healthy regard for the female anatomy,” it begins. “We think a girl ought to look like a girl. Even in a girdle.”"
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