Category Archives: 2010s

Book Review—Fear and Clothing: Unbuckling American Style by Cintra Wilson

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Lynn

What happens when a punk-inspired, all-black-wearing Brooklynite undertakes a wide ranging study of American dress?  You end up with a humorous, and often snarky, assessment of Americans’ love of pastels, polyester, and malls.  The book’s big message: break loose from … Continue reading →

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Book Review—This Chair Rocks; A Manifesto against Ageism by Ashton Applewhite

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Lynn

After reading many books about aging, I thought I had narrowed them down to two basic stories: “aging is sad” versus “aging is glorious.”  This Chair Rocks by Ashton Applewhite is something different.  Her basic message is that aging is … Continue reading →

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Black Legends in Blackglama

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Lynn

I never understood the wording of these once ubiquitous ads for mink coats.  The people pictured in the ads were contemporary celebrities—legends in their own time.  To underscore that fact, their names were never mentioned in the photo.  Surely they … Continue reading →

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Wrinkle Positivity

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Lynn

Recently I have been following the “body positivity” movement on blogs and Instagram.  Women who are larger than those depicted in the main stream media (i.e. most of us) are demanding that they be recognized not only as normal, but … Continue reading →

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Split Vision on Aging in the New York Times

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Lynn

Last week, the New York Times offered two starkly opposing visions of aging in America.  The optimistic one, which appeared in the “Style” section, celebrated well off older women who had the resources to take excellent care of themselves.  Called … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day Protests

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Lynn

When you search for images of Mother’s Day on line, you expect to find sweet pictures of family meals, flowers, and breakfast in bed.  However, I was surprised to discover that protests are an important subgenre. On this special day, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Nomadland by Jessica Bruder

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Lynn

What are your options if you are old and poor in America? That’s a question examined in Jessica Bruder’s bracing book, Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century.  She traces the journeys of Americans living in trailers and campers who … Continue reading →

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Natalie Chanin’s American-Made Enterprise

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Lynn

If you have ever wondered what it would take—and what it would cost—to bring textile and garment construction back to the United States, designer and ecological visionary Natalie Chanin has some ideas for you. After a career as a garment … Continue reading →

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Today’s Fit on My Body—Vogue 1411 Pants

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Lynn

I took my own challenge to see if Sandra Betzina’s “Today’s Fit” line fit offered advantages for my own aging body.  The results were mixed, but I did learn a lot and got a new (if imperfect), comfortable pair of … Continue reading →

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Age Affirmative Advertising

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Lynn

How do you sell products designed for older people? The linguistic twists and turns of advertisers have always interested me, so I took a look at the collection The Aging Consumer, edited by Aimee Doret (New York, 2010.)  The most … Continue reading →

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