Word: karens
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...poor attitudes contributed less to the decline of the supermodel than did changes in the fashion world. As clothes became less flashy--as Versace gave way to Prada--designers turned to models who were less glamorous, so they wouldn't overpower the clothing. "Maggie Rizer, Erin O'Connor, Karen Elson--those three girls are idiosyncratic," says Gandee. "Maggie has freckles; Karen has kind of dicey skin. You don't look at them and say, 'That's a pretty girl.' They not only weren't the homecoming queen; they might not have been invited to the prom." Magazine editors...
...into the open; some are calling it the "anorexia of the '90s." An estimated 2 million Americans purposely cut or burn themselves, break bones or otherwise mutilate themselves. That figure may even be low, say many experts, judging from the growing number of reports from hospitals, schools and therapists. Karen Conterio and Wendy Lader started S.A.F.E. (Self-Abuse Finally Ends) Alternatives, the nation's only in-patient center for self-injurers, in Chicago in 1985. "We used to be able to check the calls on our hotline number once a week. Now a staff member has to do it every...
Despite Harvard's recent interest in Asia,Director of Global Initiative Karen E. Wilsonemphasized that Asia is just one area on theagenda...
...also been working with Karen E. Avery'87, assistant dean for coeducation and co-founderof the Harvard College Women's Initiative. Theprogram was founded in 1997 to bring distinguishedwomen to campus to talk with students...
...With reporting by Karen Tumulty/Washington