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...Aquafina, Schweppes, and Diet Coke), Whitman theorizes that the atmosphere has a lot to do with the clothes’ appeal. The customers, she says, “are walking in from the library, feeling drab and dumpy.” Posing in silk charmeuse cocktail dresses before the mirror and their friends, they become new people. “You know how it is when you put high heels on,” Whitman says...
...come in here," says Dan Rood, 41, a divorced insurance salesman in Orlando, Fla., as he surveys the vast, room-size closet he created two years ago. The 21-ft. by 10-ft. space is heavy with rich wood; a flat-screen TV is tucked behind a two-way mirror; there's a bar for entertaining and, of course, counters, as well as cabinets with room to display 39 pairs of shoes. "I have more shoes than the average girl," Rood admits. Entering the closet, he adds, "starts the day out right. It's the room I'm most proud...
Let’s suppose that Barbie, in her role as avatar of American pre-teen consumerism, has her mirror image in Fulla, the Syrian-created doll with “Muslim values” today being marketed throughout the Middle East.Barbie, for her part, has become the most grotesque form of our materialistic culture. She is a doll whose disproportionate features, skimpy clothing, and overemphasized fondness for acquiring accessories make her an exponent of a decadent Western culture that holds regrettable sway over young girls.Suppose Fulla was hijacked by radical elements of the Islamic world. Suppose they...
...Lions and Big Green each got pasted last weekend, and both sides are looking to rebound in what will be their best shot for an Ivy win all season. Columbia and Dartmouth mirror each other from a talent standpoint, making it unlikely that either side would be able to forge a touchdown-plus victory...
...side. It’s not simply that both were created by Edgar Degas during a trip to Italy in the 1850s.“He reused the same pose,” Wolohojian explains. The proud posture of Degas’ young cousin Giulia Bellelli is the exact mirror of the disdainfully regal pose of the woman in the Renaissance portrait. Wolohjian hopes visitors will see these sorts of connections as they explore the exhibit, on display at the Sackler Museum now through Nov. 27. Unlike Wolohojian, who currently teaches History of Art and Architecture 171w...