Avon posted a story about the return of “old fashioned glamour.”  While I love the womanly look  – shapely skirts, dramatic make-up, and spiked heels, I wonder whether this trend is a positive one. Beauty and fashion historians (e.g., Valerie Steele) have linked different looks to the social and economic state of the country.  The [...]

“Beauty is my birthright.” This is a quote from an interview with a young Los Angeles woman.  These words are just fantastic to me because they totally capture how so many American women view beauty.  In my exploration of beauty in our culture, I have seen how women see it as something that ALL should [...]