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Follow me on Instagram @vpostrel, "like" me on Facebook, subscribe to my YouTube and Vimeo channels, and join my email list here.. Latest Writing. Much More Than Muffins: The Women Scientists Who Invented Home Ec › The New York Times Book Review, May 04, 2021 . Museums Sold More Art During Pandemic. THE FUNCTIONS OF FASHION The Functions of Fashion. What makes fashion valuable? Business changes are forcing designers, merchants, and fashionistas to rethink their assumptions, as Julie Frederickson's posts discussed below, and the Black Friday blogging more generally, demonstrate. In the Boston Globe, Kate Jackson reports on how "cheap chic or disposable clothing" is changing fashion: THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION: HOW TEXTILES MADE THE … THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION: HOW TEXTILES MADE THE WORLD Has Gone to the Publisher! On Sunday, September 29, I turned in the manuscript for my next book, The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World, which will be published in November 2020 by OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it.SUPERHERO WORSHIP
Superhero Worship Once the province of Garbo and Astaire, movie glamour now comes from Superman, Spider-Man, and Storm. The Atlantic, October 2006 . When Superman debuted in 1978, it invented a whole new movie genre—and a new kind of cinematic magic. Today, hundreds of millions of dollars depend on the heroic box-office performances of costumed crusaders whom Hollywood once thought worthy CONTRASTING GLAMOUR: HALSTON VS. YVES SAINT LAURENT Contrasting Glamour: Halston Vs. Yves Saint Laurent. This week's Fashion Show challenged contestants to design an outfit based on the work of one of eight fashion icons: Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Gianni Versace, Madame Grès, Emilio Pucci, Halston, or Yves Saint-Laurent. It was surprising to see how little fashion history many of these designers have absorbed, since a little web surfing or ROBERT FROST'S ESTATE DOES USE COPYRIGHT TO CRUSH USE OF Robert Frost's poetry has been under tight control from his estate since his death, and until a few years ago only Randall Thompson (Frostiana) had been given permission to set his poetry . In 1997, out of the blue, the estate released a number of titles, and at least twenty composers set and published Stopping By Woods on a Snowy THE SURGERY WAS SIMPLE; THE PROCESS IS ANOTHER STORY The surgery was simple; the process is another story. USA Today, October 23, 2006 . Most people think of "organ donors" as dead people. Public campaigns encourage this idea, urging Americans to sign donor cards and let their families know they want their organs to go to others when they die. HOW SPOCK BECAME A SEX SYMBOL How Spock Became a Sex Symbol. When "Star Trek" debuted in 1966, showing a beautiful black woman and a dashing Asian man as bridge officers was an idealistic political statement. Turning someone who looked like Leonard Nimoy into a sex symbol, however, was entirely unintentional. Before he played Spock, Nimoy, who died today at 83,played a
WHY WE PRIZE THAT MAGICAL MYSTERY PAD Why We Prize That Magical Mystery Pad Apple is bragging that owners haven't the foggiest notion how the iPad works. The Wall Street Journal, "Commerce & Culture" , March 12, 2011 . When Apple introduced the iPad last year, it added a new buzzword to technology marketing. VIRGINIA POSTRELARTICLESTHE POWER OF GLAMOURCONTACTTHE FUTURE & ITSENEMIESIN PERSON
Follow me on Instagram @vpostrel, "like" me on Facebook, subscribe to my YouTube and Vimeo channels, and join my email list here.. Latest Writing. Much More Than Muffins: The Women Scientists Who Invented Home Ec › The New York Times Book Review, May 04, 2021 . Museums Sold More Art During Pandemic. THE FUNCTIONS OF FASHION The Functions of Fashion. What makes fashion valuable? Business changes are forcing designers, merchants, and fashionistas to rethink their assumptions, as Julie Frederickson's posts discussed below, and the Black Friday blogging more generally, demonstrate. In the Boston Globe, Kate Jackson reports on how "cheap chic or disposable clothing" is changing fashion: THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION: HOW TEXTILES MADE THE … THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION: HOW TEXTILES MADE THE WORLD Has Gone to the Publisher! On Sunday, September 29, I turned in the manuscript for my next book, The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World, which will be published in November 2020 by OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it.SUPERHERO WORSHIP
Superhero Worship Once the province of Garbo and Astaire, movie glamour now comes from Superman, Spider-Man, and Storm. The Atlantic, October 2006 . When Superman debuted in 1978, it invented a whole new movie genre—and a new kind of cinematic magic. Today, hundreds of millions of dollars depend on the heroic box-office performances of costumed crusaders whom Hollywood once thought worthy CONTRASTING GLAMOUR: HALSTON VS. YVES SAINT LAURENT Contrasting Glamour: Halston Vs. Yves Saint Laurent. This week's Fashion Show challenged contestants to design an outfit based on the work of one of eight fashion icons: Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Gianni Versace, Madame Grès, Emilio Pucci, Halston, or Yves Saint-Laurent. It was surprising to see how little fashion history many of these designers have absorbed, since a little web surfing or ROBERT FROST'S ESTATE DOES USE COPYRIGHT TO CRUSH USE OF Robert Frost's poetry has been under tight control from his estate since his death, and until a few years ago only Randall Thompson (Frostiana) had been given permission to set his poetry . In 1997, out of the blue, the estate released a number of titles, and at least twenty composers set and published Stopping By Woods on a Snowy THE SURGERY WAS SIMPLE; THE PROCESS IS ANOTHER STORY The surgery was simple; the process is another story. USA Today, October 23, 2006 . Most people think of "organ donors" as dead people. Public campaigns encourage this idea, urging Americans to sign donor cards and let their families know they want their organs to go to others when they die. HOW SPOCK BECAME A SEX SYMBOL How Spock Became a Sex Symbol. When "Star Trek" debuted in 1966, showing a beautiful black woman and a dashing Asian man as bridge officers was an idealistic political statement. Turning someone who looked like Leonard Nimoy into a sex symbol, however, was entirely unintentional. Before he played Spock, Nimoy, who died today at 83,played a
WHY WE PRIZE THAT MAGICAL MYSTERY PAD Why We Prize That Magical Mystery Pad Apple is bragging that owners haven't the foggiest notion how the iPad works. The Wall Street Journal, "Commerce & Culture" , March 12, 2011 . When Apple introduced the iPad last year, it added a new buzzword to technology marketing.VIRGINIA POSTREL
Following up on my previous video, on the history of cochineal, once the world's most valuable red dye, I tried my hand at using it and learned first-hand a few things I'd previously only known from books.. To see all my videos, be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel.. Posted by Virginia Postrel on January 25, 2021 • Comments. UPDATED: In 2020, a Book Tour Means Never Having to LeaveVIRGINIA POSTREL
Official website of Virginia Postrel, writer, author, curator “A thoroughly researched, analytical, illustrated view on the characteristics, both keen and subtle, that qualify an object, person, event or location as glamorous.Postrel cites innumerable sources, weaving quotations and vignettes into each of her chapters, and the result is exhaustive and wholly entertaining.VIRGINIA POSTREL
The story of humanity is the story of textiles — as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture. In The Fabric of Civilization, Virginia Postrel synthesizes groundbreaking research from archaeology, economics, and science to reveal a surprising history. THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION: HOW TEXTILES MADE THE … THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION: HOW TEXTILES MADE THE WORLD Has Gone to the Publisher! On Sunday, September 29, I turned in the manuscript for my next book, The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World, which will be published in November 2020 by OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it. DG TOP 10: MOST GLAMOROUS CARS, 1945 DG Top 10: Most Glamorous Cars, 1945 - Present. This week's Top 10 list is by our resident car nut Diego Rodriguez, who blogs about design at Metacool and cars at Unabashed Gearhead Gnarlyness, leaving only a little time for DG.He last wrote for DG about fashion in World of Warcraft.--VP. I can only imagine the hate mail this post willgenerate.
IT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO THAT MARRIED WOMEN HAD NO PROPERTY Reprinted with permission of The New York Times and not to be reprinted further without separate permission from The New York Times.. It was not so long ago that married women had no property rights. The New York Times, "Economic Scene" , August 09, 2001 . When Anne M. Mulcahy became chief executive of Xerox two weeks ago, her promotion occasioned more than the usual DG TOP 10: GLAMOROUS POP DIVAS DG Top 10: Glamorous Pop Divas. This week's Top 10 comes from our semi-mysterious blogger DMC, a.k.a. Groomzilla, who most recently wrote about Michael Jackson.—VP. America does not have royalty in the traditional sense, but what we lack in kings and queens we make up for in the glamorous pop divas that fill our tabloids with gowns,glitter, and goss.
JUNKY STYLING: RECYLING GLAMOUR Junky Styling: Recyling Glamour. The striking garment shown at left was created by deconstructing a rain mackintosh, recutting the material, and then recombining the resulting pieces with extraordinary imagination. It is typical of the work produced by a London-based company called Junky Styling. The company’s name is an ironicreference to
THE DECLINE OF THE MUSLIM MIDDLE EAST, AND THE ROOTS OF The decline of the Muslim Middle East, and the roots of resentment, can be traced to Islamic inheritance law. Until the late Middle Ages, the Muslim Middle East was at least as economically developed as Europe. Then, beginning with the rise of the great Italian traders in the 14th century, Europeans pulled ahead, while the Islamic world VIRGINIA POSTRELARTICLESTHE POWER OF GLAMOURCONTACTTHE FUTURE & ITSENEMIESIN PERSON
Follow me on Instagram @vpostrel, "like" me on Facebook, subscribe to my YouTube and Vimeo channels, and join my email list here.. Latest Writing. Much More Than Muffins: The Women Scientists Who Invented Home Ec › The New York Times Book Review, May 04, 2021 . Museums Sold More Art During Pandemic.VIRGINIA POSTREL
Official website of Virginia Postrel, writer, author, curator “A thoroughly researched, analytical, illustrated view on the characteristics, both keen and subtle, that qualify an object, person, event or location as glamorous.Postrel cites innumerable sources, weaving quotations and vignettes into each of her chapters, and the result is exhaustive and wholly entertaining. THE FUNCTIONS OF FASHION The Functions of Fashion. What makes fashion valuable? Business changes are forcing designers, merchants, and fashionistas to rethink their assumptions, as Julie Frederickson's posts discussed below, and the Black Friday blogging more generally, demonstrate. In the Boston Globe, Kate Jackson reports on how "cheap chic or disposable clothing" is changing fashion: OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it. ROBERT FROST'S ESTATE DOES USE COPYRIGHT TO CRUSH USE OF Robert Frost's poetry has been under tight control from his estate since his death, and until a few years ago only Randall Thompson (Frostiana) had been given permission to set his poetry . In 1997, out of the blue, the estate released a number of titles, and at least twenty composers set and published Stopping By Woods on a Snowy THE DECLINE OF THE MUSLIM MIDDLE EAST, AND THE ROOTS OF The decline of the Muslim Middle East, and the roots of resentment, can be traced to Islamic inheritance law. Until the late Middle Ages, the Muslim Middle East was at least as economically developed as Europe. Then, beginning with the rise of the great Italian traders in the 14th century, Europeans pulled ahead, while the Islamic world CONTRASTING GLAMOUR: HALSTON VS. YVES SAINT LAURENT Contrasting Glamour: Halston Vs. Yves Saint Laurent. This week's Fashion Show challenged contestants to design an outfit based on the work of one of eight fashion icons: Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Gianni Versace, Madame Grès, Emilio Pucci, Halston, or Yves Saint-Laurent. It was surprising to see how little fashion history many of these designers have absorbed, since a little web surfing or IT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO THAT MARRIED WOMEN HAD NO PROPERTY Reprinted with permission of The New York Times and not to be reprinted further without separate permission from The New York Times.. It was not so long ago that married women had no property rights. The New York Times, "Economic Scene" , August 09, 2001 . When Anne M. Mulcahy became chief executive of Xerox two weeks ago, her promotion occasioned more than the usual THE FULL SKINNY: MARILYN MONROE WAS TINY...AND SO WERE The Full Skinny: Marilyn Monroe Was Tinyand So Were Rita Hayworth, Judy Garland, Grace Kelly, Barbra Streisand, And More. In my Bloomberg View column on the Debbie Reynolds collection auction, I cite some of the waist measurements Lisa Urban took from the costumes.But column prose didn't allow for the full inventory, which should be kept for historical interest. COVERT AFFAIRS COSTUMES: WHAT DOES A SPY CHIEF WEAR? NO Covert Affairs Costumes: What Does A Spy Chief Wear? No Sleeves, Apparently. When tonight's episode of Covert Affairs airs, most fans of the USA Network spy drama will be looking at sexy leading lady Piper Perabo, who plays rookie CIA operative Annie Walker. I, however, will be wondering what sort of sleeveless outfit her boss Joan Campbell, played by Kari Matchett, will be sporting. VIRGINIA POSTRELARTICLESTHE POWER OF GLAMOURCONTACTTHE FUTURE & ITSENEMIESIN PERSON
Follow me on Instagram @vpostrel, "like" me on Facebook, subscribe to my YouTube and Vimeo channels, and join my email list here.. Latest Writing. Much More Than Muffins: The Women Scientists Who Invented Home Ec › The New York Times Book Review, May 04, 2021 . Museums Sold More Art During Pandemic.VIRGINIA POSTREL
Official website of Virginia Postrel, writer, author, curator “A thoroughly researched, analytical, illustrated view on the characteristics, both keen and subtle, that qualify an object, person, event or location as glamorous.Postrel cites innumerable sources, weaving quotations and vignettes into each of her chapters, and the result is exhaustive and wholly entertaining. THE FUNCTIONS OF FASHION The Functions of Fashion. What makes fashion valuable? Business changes are forcing designers, merchants, and fashionistas to rethink their assumptions, as Julie Frederickson's posts discussed below, and the Black Friday blogging more generally, demonstrate. In the Boston Globe, Kate Jackson reports on how "cheap chic or disposable clothing" is changing fashion: OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it. ROBERT FROST'S ESTATE DOES USE COPYRIGHT TO CRUSH USE OF Robert Frost's poetry has been under tight control from his estate since his death, and until a few years ago only Randall Thompson (Frostiana) had been given permission to set his poetry . In 1997, out of the blue, the estate released a number of titles, and at least twenty composers set and published Stopping By Woods on a Snowy THE DECLINE OF THE MUSLIM MIDDLE EAST, AND THE ROOTS OF The decline of the Muslim Middle East, and the roots of resentment, can be traced to Islamic inheritance law. Until the late Middle Ages, the Muslim Middle East was at least as economically developed as Europe. Then, beginning with the rise of the great Italian traders in the 14th century, Europeans pulled ahead, while the Islamic world CONTRASTING GLAMOUR: HALSTON VS. YVES SAINT LAURENT Contrasting Glamour: Halston Vs. Yves Saint Laurent. This week's Fashion Show challenged contestants to design an outfit based on the work of one of eight fashion icons: Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Gianni Versace, Madame Grès, Emilio Pucci, Halston, or Yves Saint-Laurent. It was surprising to see how little fashion history many of these designers have absorbed, since a little web surfing or IT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO THAT MARRIED WOMEN HAD NO PROPERTY Reprinted with permission of The New York Times and not to be reprinted further without separate permission from The New York Times.. It was not so long ago that married women had no property rights. The New York Times, "Economic Scene" , August 09, 2001 . When Anne M. Mulcahy became chief executive of Xerox two weeks ago, her promotion occasioned more than the usual THE FULL SKINNY: MARILYN MONROE WAS TINY...AND SO WERE The Full Skinny: Marilyn Monroe Was Tinyand So Were Rita Hayworth, Judy Garland, Grace Kelly, Barbra Streisand, And More. In my Bloomberg View column on the Debbie Reynolds collection auction, I cite some of the waist measurements Lisa Urban took from the costumes.But column prose didn't allow for the full inventory, which should be kept for historical interest. COVERT AFFAIRS COSTUMES: WHAT DOES A SPY CHIEF WEAR? NO Covert Affairs Costumes: What Does A Spy Chief Wear? No Sleeves, Apparently. When tonight's episode of Covert Affairs airs, most fans of the USA Network spy drama will be looking at sexy leading lady Piper Perabo, who plays rookie CIA operative Annie Walker. I, however, will be wondering what sort of sleeveless outfit her boss Joan Campbell, played by Kari Matchett, will be sporting.VIRGINIA POSTREL
Following up on my previous video, on the history of cochineal, once the world's most valuable red dye, I tried my hand at using it and learned first-hand a few things I'd previously only known from books.. To see all my videos, be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel.. Posted by Virginia Postrel on January 25, 2021 • Comments. UPDATED: In 2020, a Book Tour Means Never Having to LeaveVIRGINIA POSTREL
Official website of Virginia Postrel, writer, author, curator “A thoroughly researched, analytical, illustrated view on the characteristics, both keen and subtle, that qualify an object, person, event or location as glamorous.Postrel cites innumerable sources, weaving quotations and vignettes into each of her chapters, and the result is exhaustive and wholly entertaining. THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION The story of humanity is the story of textiles — as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture. In The Fabric of Civilization, Virginia Postrel synthesizes groundbreaking research from archaeology, economics, and science to reveal a surprising history. OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it. IT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO THAT MARRIED WOMEN HAD NO PROPERTY Reprinted with permission of The New York Times and not to be reprinted further without separate permission from The New York Times.. It was not so long ago that married women had no property rights. The New York Times, "Economic Scene" , August 09, 2001 . When Anne M. Mulcahy became chief executive of Xerox two weeks ago, her promotion occasioned more than the usual DG TOP 10: GLAMOROUS POP DIVAS DG Top 10: Glamorous Pop Divas. This week's Top 10 comes from our semi-mysterious blogger DMC, a.k.a. Groomzilla, who most recently wrote about Michael Jackson.—VP. America does not have royalty in the traditional sense, but what we lack in kings and queens we make up for in the glamorous pop divas that fill our tabloids with gowns,glitter, and goss.
DG TOP 10: MOST GLAMOROUS CARS, 1945 DG Top 10: Most Glamorous Cars, 1945 - Present. This week's Top 10 list is by our resident car nut Diego Rodriguez, who blogs about design at Metacool and cars at Unabashed Gearhead Gnarlyness, leaving only a little time for DG.He last wrote for DG about fashion in World of Warcraft.--VP. I can only imagine the hate mail this post willgenerate.
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU REACH FACEBOOK'S 5,000-FRIEND What Do You Do When You Reach Facebook's 5,000-Friend Limit? Because the interface is a million times easier than the one for this site, I've long used Facebook for what amounts to blogging. (The items also automatically show up on my Twitter feed, which doesn't happen here.)But I'm starting to run up against Facebook's limit of 5,000 friends--a term they take much more literally than I'd prefer.CONSUMER VERTIGO
Consumer Vertigo. A new wave of social critics claim that freedom’s just another word for way too much to choose. Here’s why they’re wrong. Reason , June 2005. When customers enter the Ralphs supermarket near UCLA, they see a sign announcing how many different fruits and vegetables the produce department has on hand: "724 produce DG TOP 10: GLAMOROUS COLORS DG Top 10: Glamorous Colors. 10. Though in recent years it has come to symbolize the ubiquity of the middle-market status-seeking known as masstige, Tiffany blue has an undeniable place in the pantheon of the most glamorous colors. The color was introduced on the famous boxes not long after the company’s founding. VIRGINIA POSTRELARTICLESTHE POWER OF GLAMOURCONTACTTHE FUTURE & ITSENEMIESIN PERSON
Follow me on Instagram @vpostrel, "like" me on Facebook, subscribe to my YouTube and Vimeo channels, and join my email list here.. Latest Writing. Much More Than Muffins: The Women Scientists Who Invented Home Ec › The New York Times Book Review, May 04, 2021 . Museums Sold More Art During Pandemic.VIRGINIA POSTREL
Official website of Virginia Postrel, writer, author, curator “A thoroughly researched, analytical, illustrated view on the characteristics, both keen and subtle, that qualify an object, person, event or location as glamorous.Postrel cites innumerable sources, weaving quotations and vignettes into each of her chapters, and the result is exhaustive and wholly entertaining. THE FUNCTIONS OF FASHION The Functions of Fashion. What makes fashion valuable? Business changes are forcing designers, merchants, and fashionistas to rethink their assumptions, as Julie Frederickson's posts discussed below, and the Black Friday blogging more generally, demonstrate. In the Boston Globe, Kate Jackson reports on how "cheap chic or disposable clothing" is changing fashion: OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it. ROBERT FROST'S ESTATE DOES USE COPYRIGHT TO CRUSH USE OF Robert Frost's poetry has been under tight control from his estate since his death, and until a few years ago only Randall Thompson (Frostiana) had been given permission to set his poetry . In 1997, out of the blue, the estate released a number of titles, and at least twenty composers set and published Stopping By Woods on a Snowy THE DECLINE OF THE MUSLIM MIDDLE EAST, AND THE ROOTS OF The decline of the Muslim Middle East, and the roots of resentment, can be traced to Islamic inheritance law. Until the late Middle Ages, the Muslim Middle East was at least as economically developed as Europe. Then, beginning with the rise of the great Italian traders in the 14th century, Europeans pulled ahead, while the Islamic world CONTRASTING GLAMOUR: HALSTON VS. YVES SAINT LAURENT Contrasting Glamour: Halston Vs. Yves Saint Laurent. This week's Fashion Show challenged contestants to design an outfit based on the work of one of eight fashion icons: Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Gianni Versace, Madame Grès, Emilio Pucci, Halston, or Yves Saint-Laurent. It was surprising to see how little fashion history many of these designers have absorbed, since a little web surfing or IT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO THAT MARRIED WOMEN HAD NO PROPERTY Reprinted with permission of The New York Times and not to be reprinted further without separate permission from The New York Times.. It was not so long ago that married women had no property rights. The New York Times, "Economic Scene" , August 09, 2001 . When Anne M. Mulcahy became chief executive of Xerox two weeks ago, her promotion occasioned more than the usual THE FULL SKINNY: MARILYN MONROE WAS TINY...AND SO WERE The Full Skinny: Marilyn Monroe Was Tinyand So Were Rita Hayworth, Judy Garland, Grace Kelly, Barbra Streisand, And More. In my Bloomberg View column on the Debbie Reynolds collection auction, I cite some of the waist measurements Lisa Urban took from the costumes.But column prose didn't allow for the full inventory, which should be kept for historical interest. COVERT AFFAIRS COSTUMES: WHAT DOES A SPY CHIEF WEAR? NO Covert Affairs Costumes: What Does A Spy Chief Wear? No Sleeves, Apparently. When tonight's episode of Covert Affairs airs, most fans of the USA Network spy drama will be looking at sexy leading lady Piper Perabo, who plays rookie CIA operative Annie Walker. I, however, will be wondering what sort of sleeveless outfit her boss Joan Campbell, played by Kari Matchett, will be sporting. VIRGINIA POSTRELARTICLESTHE POWER OF GLAMOURCONTACTTHE FUTURE & ITSENEMIESIN PERSON
Follow me on Instagram @vpostrel, "like" me on Facebook, subscribe to my YouTube and Vimeo channels, and join my email list here.. Latest Writing. Much More Than Muffins: The Women Scientists Who Invented Home Ec › The New York Times Book Review, May 04, 2021 . Museums Sold More Art During Pandemic.VIRGINIA POSTREL
Official website of Virginia Postrel, writer, author, curator “A thoroughly researched, analytical, illustrated view on the characteristics, both keen and subtle, that qualify an object, person, event or location as glamorous.Postrel cites innumerable sources, weaving quotations and vignettes into each of her chapters, and the result is exhaustive and wholly entertaining. THE FUNCTIONS OF FASHION The Functions of Fashion. What makes fashion valuable? Business changes are forcing designers, merchants, and fashionistas to rethink their assumptions, as Julie Frederickson's posts discussed below, and the Black Friday blogging more generally, demonstrate. In the Boston Globe, Kate Jackson reports on how "cheap chic or disposable clothing" is changing fashion: OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it. ROBERT FROST'S ESTATE DOES USE COPYRIGHT TO CRUSH USE OF Robert Frost's poetry has been under tight control from his estate since his death, and until a few years ago only Randall Thompson (Frostiana) had been given permission to set his poetry . In 1997, out of the blue, the estate released a number of titles, and at least twenty composers set and published Stopping By Woods on a Snowy THE DECLINE OF THE MUSLIM MIDDLE EAST, AND THE ROOTS OF The decline of the Muslim Middle East, and the roots of resentment, can be traced to Islamic inheritance law. Until the late Middle Ages, the Muslim Middle East was at least as economically developed as Europe. Then, beginning with the rise of the great Italian traders in the 14th century, Europeans pulled ahead, while the Islamic world CONTRASTING GLAMOUR: HALSTON VS. YVES SAINT LAURENT Contrasting Glamour: Halston Vs. Yves Saint Laurent. This week's Fashion Show challenged contestants to design an outfit based on the work of one of eight fashion icons: Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Gianni Versace, Madame Grès, Emilio Pucci, Halston, or Yves Saint-Laurent. It was surprising to see how little fashion history many of these designers have absorbed, since a little web surfing or IT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO THAT MARRIED WOMEN HAD NO PROPERTY Reprinted with permission of The New York Times and not to be reprinted further without separate permission from The New York Times.. It was not so long ago that married women had no property rights. The New York Times, "Economic Scene" , August 09, 2001 . When Anne M. Mulcahy became chief executive of Xerox two weeks ago, her promotion occasioned more than the usual THE FULL SKINNY: MARILYN MONROE WAS TINY...AND SO WERE The Full Skinny: Marilyn Monroe Was Tinyand So Were Rita Hayworth, Judy Garland, Grace Kelly, Barbra Streisand, And More. In my Bloomberg View column on the Debbie Reynolds collection auction, I cite some of the waist measurements Lisa Urban took from the costumes.But column prose didn't allow for the full inventory, which should be kept for historical interest. COVERT AFFAIRS COSTUMES: WHAT DOES A SPY CHIEF WEAR? NO Covert Affairs Costumes: What Does A Spy Chief Wear? No Sleeves, Apparently. When tonight's episode of Covert Affairs airs, most fans of the USA Network spy drama will be looking at sexy leading lady Piper Perabo, who plays rookie CIA operative Annie Walker. I, however, will be wondering what sort of sleeveless outfit her boss Joan Campbell, played by Kari Matchett, will be sporting.VIRGINIA POSTREL
Following up on my previous video, on the history of cochineal, once the world's most valuable red dye, I tried my hand at using it and learned first-hand a few things I'd previously only known from books.. To see all my videos, be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel.. Posted by Virginia Postrel on January 25, 2021 • Comments. UPDATED: In 2020, a Book Tour Means Never Having to LeaveVIRGINIA POSTREL
Official website of Virginia Postrel, writer, author, curator “A thoroughly researched, analytical, illustrated view on the characteristics, both keen and subtle, that qualify an object, person, event or location as glamorous.Postrel cites innumerable sources, weaving quotations and vignettes into each of her chapters, and the result is exhaustive and wholly entertaining. THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION The story of humanity is the story of textiles — as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture. In The Fabric of Civilization, Virginia Postrel synthesizes groundbreaking research from archaeology, economics, and science to reveal a surprising history. OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it. IT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO THAT MARRIED WOMEN HAD NO PROPERTY Reprinted with permission of The New York Times and not to be reprinted further without separate permission from The New York Times.. It was not so long ago that married women had no property rights. The New York Times, "Economic Scene" , August 09, 2001 . When Anne M. Mulcahy became chief executive of Xerox two weeks ago, her promotion occasioned more than the usual DG TOP 10: GLAMOROUS POP DIVAS DG Top 10: Glamorous Pop Divas. This week's Top 10 comes from our semi-mysterious blogger DMC, a.k.a. Groomzilla, who most recently wrote about Michael Jackson.—VP. America does not have royalty in the traditional sense, but what we lack in kings and queens we make up for in the glamorous pop divas that fill our tabloids with gowns,glitter, and goss.
DG TOP 10: MOST GLAMOROUS CARS, 1945 DG Top 10: Most Glamorous Cars, 1945 - Present. This week's Top 10 list is by our resident car nut Diego Rodriguez, who blogs about design at Metacool and cars at Unabashed Gearhead Gnarlyness, leaving only a little time for DG.He last wrote for DG about fashion in World of Warcraft.--VP. I can only imagine the hate mail this post willgenerate.
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU REACH FACEBOOK'S 5,000-FRIEND What Do You Do When You Reach Facebook's 5,000-Friend Limit? Because the interface is a million times easier than the one for this site, I've long used Facebook for what amounts to blogging. (The items also automatically show up on my Twitter feed, which doesn't happen here.)But I'm starting to run up against Facebook's limit of 5,000 friends--a term they take much more literally than I'd prefer.CONSUMER VERTIGO
Consumer Vertigo. A new wave of social critics claim that freedom’s just another word for way too much to choose. Here’s why they’re wrong. Reason , June 2005. When customers enter the Ralphs supermarket near UCLA, they see a sign announcing how many different fruits and vegetables the produce department has on hand: "724 produce DG TOP 10: GLAMOROUS COLORS DG Top 10: Glamorous Colors. 10. Though in recent years it has come to symbolize the ubiquity of the middle-market status-seeking known as masstige, Tiffany blue has an undeniable place in the pantheon of the most glamorous colors. The color was introduced on the famous boxes not long after the company’s founding. VIRGINIA POSTRELARTICLESTHE POWER OF GLAMOURCONTACTTHE FUTURE & ITSENEMIESIN PERSON
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Official website of Virginia Postrel, writer, author, curator “A thoroughly researched, analytical, illustrated view on the characteristics, both keen and subtle, that qualify an object, person, event or location as glamorous.Postrel cites innumerable sources, weaving quotations and vignettes into each of her chapters, and the result is exhaustive and wholly entertaining. THE FUNCTIONS OF FASHION The Functions of Fashion. What makes fashion valuable? Business changes are forcing designers, merchants, and fashionistas to rethink their assumptions, as Julie Frederickson's posts discussed below, and the Black Friday blogging more generally, demonstrate. In the Boston Globe, Kate Jackson reports on how "cheap chic or disposable clothing" is changing fashion: OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it. ROBERT FROST'S ESTATE DOES USE COPYRIGHT TO CRUSH USE OF Robert Frost's poetry has been under tight control from his estate since his death, and until a few years ago only Randall Thompson (Frostiana) had been given permission to set his poetry . In 1997, out of the blue, the estate released a number of titles, and at least twenty composers set and published Stopping By Woods on a Snowy THE DECLINE OF THE MUSLIM MIDDLE EAST, AND THE ROOTS OF The decline of the Muslim Middle East, and the roots of resentment, can be traced to Islamic inheritance law. Until the late Middle Ages, the Muslim Middle East was at least as economically developed as Europe. Then, beginning with the rise of the great Italian traders in the 14th century, Europeans pulled ahead, while the Islamic world CONTRASTING GLAMOUR: HALSTON VS. YVES SAINT LAURENT Contrasting Glamour: Halston Vs. Yves Saint Laurent. This week's Fashion Show challenged contestants to design an outfit based on the work of one of eight fashion icons: Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Gianni Versace, Madame Grès, Emilio Pucci, Halston, or Yves Saint-Laurent. It was surprising to see how little fashion history many of these designers have absorbed, since a little web surfing or IT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO THAT MARRIED WOMEN HAD NO PROPERTY Reprinted with permission of The New York Times and not to be reprinted further without separate permission from The New York Times.. It was not so long ago that married women had no property rights. The New York Times, "Economic Scene" , August 09, 2001 . When Anne M. Mulcahy became chief executive of Xerox two weeks ago, her promotion occasioned more than the usual THE FULL SKINNY: MARILYN MONROE WAS TINY...AND SO WERE The Full Skinny: Marilyn Monroe Was Tinyand So Were Rita Hayworth, Judy Garland, Grace Kelly, Barbra Streisand, And More. In my Bloomberg View column on the Debbie Reynolds collection auction, I cite some of the waist measurements Lisa Urban took from the costumes.But column prose didn't allow for the full inventory, which should be kept for historical interest. COVERT AFFAIRS COSTUMES: WHAT DOES A SPY CHIEF WEAR? NO Covert Affairs Costumes: What Does A Spy Chief Wear? No Sleeves, Apparently. When tonight's episode of Covert Affairs airs, most fans of the USA Network spy drama will be looking at sexy leading lady Piper Perabo, who plays rookie CIA operative Annie Walker. I, however, will be wondering what sort of sleeveless outfit her boss Joan Campbell, played by Kari Matchett, will be sporting. VIRGINIA POSTRELARTICLESTHE POWER OF GLAMOURCONTACTTHE FUTURE & ITSENEMIESIN PERSON
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Official website of Virginia Postrel, writer, author, curator “A thoroughly researched, analytical, illustrated view on the characteristics, both keen and subtle, that qualify an object, person, event or location as glamorous.Postrel cites innumerable sources, weaving quotations and vignettes into each of her chapters, and the result is exhaustive and wholly entertaining. THE FUNCTIONS OF FASHION The Functions of Fashion. What makes fashion valuable? Business changes are forcing designers, merchants, and fashionistas to rethink their assumptions, as Julie Frederickson's posts discussed below, and the Black Friday blogging more generally, demonstrate. In the Boston Globe, Kate Jackson reports on how "cheap chic or disposable clothing" is changing fashion: OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it. ROBERT FROST'S ESTATE DOES USE COPYRIGHT TO CRUSH USE OF Robert Frost's poetry has been under tight control from his estate since his death, and until a few years ago only Randall Thompson (Frostiana) had been given permission to set his poetry . In 1997, out of the blue, the estate released a number of titles, and at least twenty composers set and published Stopping By Woods on a Snowy THE DECLINE OF THE MUSLIM MIDDLE EAST, AND THE ROOTS OF The decline of the Muslim Middle East, and the roots of resentment, can be traced to Islamic inheritance law. Until the late Middle Ages, the Muslim Middle East was at least as economically developed as Europe. Then, beginning with the rise of the great Italian traders in the 14th century, Europeans pulled ahead, while the Islamic world CONTRASTING GLAMOUR: HALSTON VS. YVES SAINT LAURENT Contrasting Glamour: Halston Vs. Yves Saint Laurent. This week's Fashion Show challenged contestants to design an outfit based on the work of one of eight fashion icons: Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Gianni Versace, Madame Grès, Emilio Pucci, Halston, or Yves Saint-Laurent. It was surprising to see how little fashion history many of these designers have absorbed, since a little web surfing or IT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO THAT MARRIED WOMEN HAD NO PROPERTY Reprinted with permission of The New York Times and not to be reprinted further without separate permission from The New York Times.. It was not so long ago that married women had no property rights. The New York Times, "Economic Scene" , August 09, 2001 . When Anne M. Mulcahy became chief executive of Xerox two weeks ago, her promotion occasioned more than the usual THE FULL SKINNY: MARILYN MONROE WAS TINY...AND SO WERE The Full Skinny: Marilyn Monroe Was Tinyand So Were Rita Hayworth, Judy Garland, Grace Kelly, Barbra Streisand, And More. In my Bloomberg View column on the Debbie Reynolds collection auction, I cite some of the waist measurements Lisa Urban took from the costumes.But column prose didn't allow for the full inventory, which should be kept for historical interest. COVERT AFFAIRS COSTUMES: WHAT DOES A SPY CHIEF WEAR? NO Covert Affairs Costumes: What Does A Spy Chief Wear? No Sleeves, Apparently. When tonight's episode of Covert Affairs airs, most fans of the USA Network spy drama will be looking at sexy leading lady Piper Perabo, who plays rookie CIA operative Annie Walker. I, however, will be wondering what sort of sleeveless outfit her boss Joan Campbell, played by Kari Matchett, will be sporting.VIRGINIA POSTREL
Following up on my previous video, on the history of cochineal, once the world's most valuable red dye, I tried my hand at using it and learned first-hand a few things I'd previously only known from books.. To see all my videos, be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel.. Posted by Virginia Postrel on January 25, 2021 • Comments. UPDATED: In 2020, a Book Tour Means Never Having to LeaveVIRGINIA POSTREL
Official website of Virginia Postrel, writer, author, curator “A thoroughly researched, analytical, illustrated view on the characteristics, both keen and subtle, that qualify an object, person, event or location as glamorous.Postrel cites innumerable sources, weaving quotations and vignettes into each of her chapters, and the result is exhaustive and wholly entertaining. THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION The story of humanity is the story of textiles — as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture. In The Fabric of Civilization, Virginia Postrel synthesizes groundbreaking research from archaeology, economics, and science to reveal a surprising history. WOULD YOU TAKE THE BIRD IN THE HAND, OR A 75% CHANCE AT The correct answers, by the way, are 5 cents, 5 minutes, and 47 days. Virginia Postrel is a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion and the author of The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World. Her previous books include The Power of Glamour, The Substance of OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it. DG TOP 10: GLAMOROUS POP DIVAS DG Top 10: Glamorous Pop Divas. This week's Top 10 comes from our semi-mysterious blogger DMC, a.k.a. Groomzilla, who most recently wrote about Michael Jackson.—VP. America does not have royalty in the traditional sense, but what we lack in kings and queens we make up for in the glamorous pop divas that fill our tabloids with gowns,glitter, and goss.
JUNKY STYLING: RECYLING GLAMOUR Junky Styling: Recyling Glamour. The striking garment shown at left was created by deconstructing a rain mackintosh, recutting the material, and then recombining the resulting pieces with extraordinary imagination. It is typical of the work produced by a London-based company called Junky Styling. The company’s name is an ironicreference to
GRACE KELLY: "NATURAL GLAMOUR" RISING FROM THE SEA Grace Kelly: "Natural Glamour" Rising From The Sea. This famous photograph by Howell Conant recently sold at auction for $2,400.It originally ran on the cover of Collier’s in June 1955 and helped establish Grace Kelly as an exemplar of a new style of “natural glamour,” a graceful, elegant sexiness without the obvious artifice of the Golden Age studio photographers like Clarence Bull and DG TOP 10: GLAMOROUS COLORS DG Top 10: Glamorous Colors. 10. Though in recent years it has come to symbolize the ubiquity of the middle-market status-seeking known as masstige, Tiffany blue has an undeniable place in the pantheon of the most glamorous colors. The color was introduced on the famous boxes not long after the company’s founding. THE SURGERY WAS SIMPLE; THE PROCESS IS ANOTHER STORY The surgery was simple; the process is another story. USA Today, October 23, 2006 . Most people think of "organ donors" as dead people. Public campaigns encourage this idea, urging Americans to sign donor cards and let their families know they want their organs to go to others when they die. VIRGINIA POSTRELARTICLESTHE POWER OF GLAMOURCONTACTTHE FUTURE & ITSENEMIESIN PERSON
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Official website of Virginia Postrel, writer, author, curator “A thoroughly researched, analytical, illustrated view on the characteristics, both keen and subtle, that qualify an object, person, event or location as glamorous.Postrel cites innumerable sources, weaving quotations and vignettes into each of her chapters, and the result is exhaustive and wholly entertaining. THE FUNCTIONS OF FASHION The Functions of Fashion. What makes fashion valuable? Business changes are forcing designers, merchants, and fashionistas to rethink their assumptions, as Julie Frederickson's posts discussed below, and the Black Friday blogging more generally, demonstrate. In the Boston Globe, Kate Jackson reports on how "cheap chic or disposable clothing" is changing fashion: OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it. ROBERT FROST'S ESTATE DOES USE COPYRIGHT TO CRUSH USE OF Robert Frost's poetry has been under tight control from his estate since his death, and until a few years ago only Randall Thompson (Frostiana) had been given permission to set his poetry . In 1997, out of the blue, the estate released a number of titles, and at least twenty composers set and published Stopping By Woods on a Snowy THE DECLINE OF THE MUSLIM MIDDLE EAST, AND THE ROOTS OF The decline of the Muslim Middle East, and the roots of resentment, can be traced to Islamic inheritance law. Until the late Middle Ages, the Muslim Middle East was at least as economically developed as Europe. Then, beginning with the rise of the great Italian traders in the 14th century, Europeans pulled ahead, while the Islamic world CONTRASTING GLAMOUR: HALSTON VS. YVES SAINT LAURENT Contrasting Glamour: Halston Vs. Yves Saint Laurent. This week's Fashion Show challenged contestants to design an outfit based on the work of one of eight fashion icons: Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Gianni Versace, Madame Grès, Emilio Pucci, Halston, or Yves Saint-Laurent. It was surprising to see how little fashion history many of these designers have absorbed, since a little web surfing or IT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO THAT MARRIED WOMEN HAD NO PROPERTY Reprinted with permission of The New York Times and not to be reprinted further without separate permission from The New York Times.. It was not so long ago that married women had no property rights. The New York Times, "Economic Scene" , August 09, 2001 . When Anne M. Mulcahy became chief executive of Xerox two weeks ago, her promotion occasioned more than the usual THE FULL SKINNY: MARILYN MONROE WAS TINY...AND SO WERE The Full Skinny: Marilyn Monroe Was Tinyand So Were Rita Hayworth, Judy Garland, Grace Kelly, Barbra Streisand, And More. In my Bloomberg View column on the Debbie Reynolds collection auction, I cite some of the waist measurements Lisa Urban took from the costumes.But column prose didn't allow for the full inventory, which should be kept for historical interest. COVERT AFFAIRS COSTUMES: WHAT DOES A SPY CHIEF WEAR? NO Covert Affairs Costumes: What Does A Spy Chief Wear? No Sleeves, Apparently. When tonight's episode of Covert Affairs airs, most fans of the USA Network spy drama will be looking at sexy leading lady Piper Perabo, who plays rookie CIA operative Annie Walker. I, however, will be wondering what sort of sleeveless outfit her boss Joan Campbell, played by Kari Matchett, will be sporting. VIRGINIA POSTRELARTICLESTHE POWER OF GLAMOURCONTACTTHE FUTURE & ITSENEMIESIN PERSON
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Official website of Virginia Postrel, writer, author, curator “A thoroughly researched, analytical, illustrated view on the characteristics, both keen and subtle, that qualify an object, person, event or location as glamorous.Postrel cites innumerable sources, weaving quotations and vignettes into each of her chapters, and the result is exhaustive and wholly entertaining. THE FUNCTIONS OF FASHION The Functions of Fashion. What makes fashion valuable? Business changes are forcing designers, merchants, and fashionistas to rethink their assumptions, as Julie Frederickson's posts discussed below, and the Black Friday blogging more generally, demonstrate. In the Boston Globe, Kate Jackson reports on how "cheap chic or disposable clothing" is changing fashion: OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it. ROBERT FROST'S ESTATE DOES USE COPYRIGHT TO CRUSH USE OF Robert Frost's poetry has been under tight control from his estate since his death, and until a few years ago only Randall Thompson (Frostiana) had been given permission to set his poetry . In 1997, out of the blue, the estate released a number of titles, and at least twenty composers set and published Stopping By Woods on a Snowy THE DECLINE OF THE MUSLIM MIDDLE EAST, AND THE ROOTS OF The decline of the Muslim Middle East, and the roots of resentment, can be traced to Islamic inheritance law. Until the late Middle Ages, the Muslim Middle East was at least as economically developed as Europe. Then, beginning with the rise of the great Italian traders in the 14th century, Europeans pulled ahead, while the Islamic world CONTRASTING GLAMOUR: HALSTON VS. YVES SAINT LAURENT Contrasting Glamour: Halston Vs. Yves Saint Laurent. This week's Fashion Show challenged contestants to design an outfit based on the work of one of eight fashion icons: Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Gianni Versace, Madame Grès, Emilio Pucci, Halston, or Yves Saint-Laurent. It was surprising to see how little fashion history many of these designers have absorbed, since a little web surfing or IT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO THAT MARRIED WOMEN HAD NO PROPERTY Reprinted with permission of The New York Times and not to be reprinted further without separate permission from The New York Times.. It was not so long ago that married women had no property rights. The New York Times, "Economic Scene" , August 09, 2001 . When Anne M. Mulcahy became chief executive of Xerox two weeks ago, her promotion occasioned more than the usual THE FULL SKINNY: MARILYN MONROE WAS TINY...AND SO WERE The Full Skinny: Marilyn Monroe Was Tinyand So Were Rita Hayworth, Judy Garland, Grace Kelly, Barbra Streisand, And More. In my Bloomberg View column on the Debbie Reynolds collection auction, I cite some of the waist measurements Lisa Urban took from the costumes.But column prose didn't allow for the full inventory, which should be kept for historical interest. COVERT AFFAIRS COSTUMES: WHAT DOES A SPY CHIEF WEAR? NO Covert Affairs Costumes: What Does A Spy Chief Wear? No Sleeves, Apparently. When tonight's episode of Covert Affairs airs, most fans of the USA Network spy drama will be looking at sexy leading lady Piper Perabo, who plays rookie CIA operative Annie Walker. I, however, will be wondering what sort of sleeveless outfit her boss Joan Campbell, played by Kari Matchett, will be sporting.VIRGINIA POSTREL
Following up on my previous video, on the history of cochineal, once the world's most valuable red dye, I tried my hand at using it and learned first-hand a few things I'd previously only known from books.. To see all my videos, be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel.. Posted by Virginia Postrel on January 25, 2021 • Comments. UPDATED: In 2020, a Book Tour Means Never Having to LeaveVIRGINIA POSTREL
Official website of Virginia Postrel, writer, author, curator “A thoroughly researched, analytical, illustrated view on the characteristics, both keen and subtle, that qualify an object, person, event or location as glamorous.Postrel cites innumerable sources, weaving quotations and vignettes into each of her chapters, and the result is exhaustive and wholly entertaining. THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION The story of humanity is the story of textiles — as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture. In The Fabric of Civilization, Virginia Postrel synthesizes groundbreaking research from archaeology, economics, and science to reveal a surprising history. WOULD YOU TAKE THE BIRD IN THE HAND, OR A 75% CHANCE AT The correct answers, by the way, are 5 cents, 5 minutes, and 47 days. Virginia Postrel is a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion and the author of The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World. Her previous books include The Power of Glamour, The Substance of OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it. DG TOP 10: GLAMOROUS POP DIVAS DG Top 10: Glamorous Pop Divas. This week's Top 10 comes from our semi-mysterious blogger DMC, a.k.a. Groomzilla, who most recently wrote about Michael Jackson.—VP. America does not have royalty in the traditional sense, but what we lack in kings and queens we make up for in the glamorous pop divas that fill our tabloids with gowns,glitter, and goss.
JUNKY STYLING: RECYLING GLAMOUR Junky Styling: Recyling Glamour. The striking garment shown at left was created by deconstructing a rain mackintosh, recutting the material, and then recombining the resulting pieces with extraordinary imagination. It is typical of the work produced by a London-based company called Junky Styling. The company’s name is an ironicreference to
GRACE KELLY: "NATURAL GLAMOUR" RISING FROM THE SEA Grace Kelly: "Natural Glamour" Rising From The Sea. This famous photograph by Howell Conant recently sold at auction for $2,400.It originally ran on the cover of Collier’s in June 1955 and helped establish Grace Kelly as an exemplar of a new style of “natural glamour,” a graceful, elegant sexiness without the obvious artifice of the Golden Age studio photographers like Clarence Bull and DG TOP 10: GLAMOROUS COLORS DG Top 10: Glamorous Colors. 10. Though in recent years it has come to symbolize the ubiquity of the middle-market status-seeking known as masstige, Tiffany blue has an undeniable place in the pantheon of the most glamorous colors. The color was introduced on the famous boxes not long after the company’s founding. THE SURGERY WAS SIMPLE; THE PROCESS IS ANOTHER STORY The surgery was simple; the process is another story. USA Today, October 23, 2006 . Most people think of "organ donors" as dead people. Public campaigns encourage this idea, urging Americans to sign donor cards and let their families know they want their organs to go to others when they die. VIRGINIA POSTRELARTICLESTHE POWER OF GLAMOURCONTACTTHE FUTURE & ITSENEMIESIN PERSON
Follow me on Instagram @vpostrel, "like" me on Facebook, subscribe to my YouTube and Vimeo channels, and join my email list here.. Latest Writing. Much More Than Muffins: The Women Scientists Who Invented Home Ec › The New York Times Book Review, May 04, 2021 . Museums Sold More Art During Pandemic.VIRGINIA POSTREL
Official website of Virginia Postrel, writer, author, curator “A thoroughly researched, analytical, illustrated view on the characteristics, both keen and subtle, that qualify an object, person, event or location as glamorous.Postrel cites innumerable sources, weaving quotations and vignettes into each of her chapters, and the result is exhaustive and wholly entertaining. THE FUNCTIONS OF FASHION The Functions of Fashion. What makes fashion valuable? Business changes are forcing designers, merchants, and fashionistas to rethink their assumptions, as Julie Frederickson's posts discussed below, and the Black Friday blogging more generally, demonstrate. In the Boston Globe, Kate Jackson reports on how "cheap chic or disposable clothing" is changing fashion: OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it. ROBERT FROST'S ESTATE DOES USE COPYRIGHT TO CRUSH USE OF Robert Frost's poetry has been under tight control from his estate since his death, and until a few years ago only Randall Thompson (Frostiana) had been given permission to set his poetry . In 1997, out of the blue, the estate released a number of titles, and at least twenty composers set and published Stopping By Woods on a Snowy THE DECLINE OF THE MUSLIM MIDDLE EAST, AND THE ROOTS OF The decline of the Muslim Middle East, and the roots of resentment, can be traced to Islamic inheritance law. Until the late Middle Ages, the Muslim Middle East was at least as economically developed as Europe. Then, beginning with the rise of the great Italian traders in the 14th century, Europeans pulled ahead, while the Islamic world CONTRASTING GLAMOUR: HALSTON VS. YVES SAINT LAURENT Contrasting Glamour: Halston Vs. Yves Saint Laurent. This week's Fashion Show challenged contestants to design an outfit based on the work of one of eight fashion icons: Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Gianni Versace, Madame Grès, Emilio Pucci, Halston, or Yves Saint-Laurent. It was surprising to see how little fashion history many of these designers have absorbed, since a little web surfing or IT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO THAT MARRIED WOMEN HAD NO PROPERTY Reprinted with permission of The New York Times and not to be reprinted further without separate permission from The New York Times.. It was not so long ago that married women had no property rights. The New York Times, "Economic Scene" , August 09, 2001 . When Anne M. Mulcahy became chief executive of Xerox two weeks ago, her promotion occasioned more than the usual THE FULL SKINNY: MARILYN MONROE WAS TINY...AND SO WERE The Full Skinny: Marilyn Monroe Was Tinyand So Were Rita Hayworth, Judy Garland, Grace Kelly, Barbra Streisand, And More. In my Bloomberg View column on the Debbie Reynolds collection auction, I cite some of the waist measurements Lisa Urban took from the costumes.But column prose didn't allow for the full inventory, which should be kept for historical interest. COVERT AFFAIRS COSTUMES: WHAT DOES A SPY CHIEF WEAR? NO Covert Affairs Costumes: What Does A Spy Chief Wear? No Sleeves, Apparently. When tonight's episode of Covert Affairs airs, most fans of the USA Network spy drama will be looking at sexy leading lady Piper Perabo, who plays rookie CIA operative Annie Walker. I, however, will be wondering what sort of sleeveless outfit her boss Joan Campbell, played by Kari Matchett, will be sporting. VIRGINIA POSTRELARTICLESTHE POWER OF GLAMOURCONTACTTHE FUTURE & ITSENEMIESIN PERSON
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Official website of Virginia Postrel, writer, author, curator “A thoroughly researched, analytical, illustrated view on the characteristics, both keen and subtle, that qualify an object, person, event or location as glamorous.Postrel cites innumerable sources, weaving quotations and vignettes into each of her chapters, and the result is exhaustive and wholly entertaining. THE FUNCTIONS OF FASHION The Functions of Fashion. What makes fashion valuable? Business changes are forcing designers, merchants, and fashionistas to rethink their assumptions, as Julie Frederickson's posts discussed below, and the Black Friday blogging more generally, demonstrate. In the Boston Globe, Kate Jackson reports on how "cheap chic or disposable clothing" is changing fashion: OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it. ROBERT FROST'S ESTATE DOES USE COPYRIGHT TO CRUSH USE OF Robert Frost's poetry has been under tight control from his estate since his death, and until a few years ago only Randall Thompson (Frostiana) had been given permission to set his poetry . In 1997, out of the blue, the estate released a number of titles, and at least twenty composers set and published Stopping By Woods on a Snowy THE DECLINE OF THE MUSLIM MIDDLE EAST, AND THE ROOTS OF The decline of the Muslim Middle East, and the roots of resentment, can be traced to Islamic inheritance law. Until the late Middle Ages, the Muslim Middle East was at least as economically developed as Europe. Then, beginning with the rise of the great Italian traders in the 14th century, Europeans pulled ahead, while the Islamic world CONTRASTING GLAMOUR: HALSTON VS. YVES SAINT LAURENT Contrasting Glamour: Halston Vs. Yves Saint Laurent. This week's Fashion Show challenged contestants to design an outfit based on the work of one of eight fashion icons: Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Gianni Versace, Madame Grès, Emilio Pucci, Halston, or Yves Saint-Laurent. It was surprising to see how little fashion history many of these designers have absorbed, since a little web surfing or IT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO THAT MARRIED WOMEN HAD NO PROPERTY Reprinted with permission of The New York Times and not to be reprinted further without separate permission from The New York Times.. It was not so long ago that married women had no property rights. The New York Times, "Economic Scene" , August 09, 2001 . When Anne M. Mulcahy became chief executive of Xerox two weeks ago, her promotion occasioned more than the usual THE FULL SKINNY: MARILYN MONROE WAS TINY...AND SO WERE The Full Skinny: Marilyn Monroe Was Tinyand So Were Rita Hayworth, Judy Garland, Grace Kelly, Barbra Streisand, And More. In my Bloomberg View column on the Debbie Reynolds collection auction, I cite some of the waist measurements Lisa Urban took from the costumes.But column prose didn't allow for the full inventory, which should be kept for historical interest. COVERT AFFAIRS COSTUMES: WHAT DOES A SPY CHIEF WEAR? NO Covert Affairs Costumes: What Does A Spy Chief Wear? No Sleeves, Apparently. When tonight's episode of Covert Affairs airs, most fans of the USA Network spy drama will be looking at sexy leading lady Piper Perabo, who plays rookie CIA operative Annie Walker. I, however, will be wondering what sort of sleeveless outfit her boss Joan Campbell, played by Kari Matchett, will be sporting.VIRGINIA POSTREL
Following up on my previous video, on the history of cochineal, once the world's most valuable red dye, I tried my hand at using it and learned first-hand a few things I'd previously only known from books.. To see all my videos, be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel.. Posted by Virginia Postrel on January 25, 2021 • Comments. UPDATED: In 2020, a Book Tour Means Never Having to LeaveVIRGINIA POSTREL
Official website of Virginia Postrel, writer, author, curator “A thoroughly researched, analytical, illustrated view on the characteristics, both keen and subtle, that qualify an object, person, event or location as glamorous.Postrel cites innumerable sources, weaving quotations and vignettes into each of her chapters, and the result is exhaustive and wholly entertaining. THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION The story of humanity is the story of textiles — as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture. In The Fabric of Civilization, Virginia Postrel synthesizes groundbreaking research from archaeology, economics, and science to reveal a surprising history. WOULD YOU TAKE THE BIRD IN THE HAND, OR A 75% CHANCE AT The correct answers, by the way, are 5 cents, 5 minutes, and 47 days. Virginia Postrel is a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion and the author of The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World. Her previous books include The Power of Glamour, The Substance of OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it. DG TOP 10: GLAMOROUS POP DIVAS DG Top 10: Glamorous Pop Divas. This week's Top 10 comes from our semi-mysterious blogger DMC, a.k.a. Groomzilla, who most recently wrote about Michael Jackson.—VP. America does not have royalty in the traditional sense, but what we lack in kings and queens we make up for in the glamorous pop divas that fill our tabloids with gowns,glitter, and goss.
JUNKY STYLING: RECYLING GLAMOUR Junky Styling: Recyling Glamour. The striking garment shown at left was created by deconstructing a rain mackintosh, recutting the material, and then recombining the resulting pieces with extraordinary imagination. It is typical of the work produced by a London-based company called Junky Styling. The company’s name is an ironicreference to
GRACE KELLY: "NATURAL GLAMOUR" RISING FROM THE SEA Grace Kelly: "Natural Glamour" Rising From The Sea. This famous photograph by Howell Conant recently sold at auction for $2,400.It originally ran on the cover of Collier’s in June 1955 and helped establish Grace Kelly as an exemplar of a new style of “natural glamour,” a graceful, elegant sexiness without the obvious artifice of the Golden Age studio photographers like Clarence Bull and DG TOP 10: GLAMOROUS COLORS DG Top 10: Glamorous Colors. 10. Though in recent years it has come to symbolize the ubiquity of the middle-market status-seeking known as masstige, Tiffany blue has an undeniable place in the pantheon of the most glamorous colors. The color was introduced on the famous boxes not long after the company’s founding. THE SURGERY WAS SIMPLE; THE PROCESS IS ANOTHER STORY The surgery was simple; the process is another story. USA Today, October 23, 2006 . Most people think of "organ donors" as dead people. Public campaigns encourage this idea, urging Americans to sign donor cards and let their families know they want their organs to go to others when they die. VIRGINIA POSTRELARTICLESTHE POWER OF GLAMOURCONTACTTHE FUTURE & ITSENEMIESIN PERSON
Follow me on Instagram @vpostrel, "like" me on Facebook, subscribe to my YouTube and Vimeo channels, and join my email list here.. Latest Writing. Much More Than Muffins: The Women Scientists Who Invented Home Ec › The New York Times Book Review, May 04, 2021 . Museums Sold More Art During Pandemic. THE FUNCTIONS OF FASHION The Functions of Fashion. What makes fashion valuable? Business changes are forcing designers, merchants, and fashionistas to rethink their assumptions, as Julie Frederickson's posts discussed below, and the Black Friday blogging more generally, demonstrate. In the Boston Globe, Kate Jackson reports on how "cheap chic or disposable clothing" is changing fashion: THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION: HOW TEXTILES MADE THE … THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION: HOW TEXTILES MADE THE WORLD Has Gone to the Publisher! On Sunday, September 29, I turned in the manuscript for my next book, The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World, which will be published in November 2020 by OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it.SUPERHERO WORSHIP
Superhero Worship Once the province of Garbo and Astaire, movie glamour now comes from Superman, Spider-Man, and Storm. The Atlantic, October 2006 . When Superman debuted in 1978, it invented a whole new movie genre—and a new kind of cinematic magic. Today, hundreds of millions of dollars depend on the heroic box-office performances of costumed crusaders whom Hollywood once thought worthy ROBERT FROST'S ESTATE DOES USE COPYRIGHT TO CRUSH USE OF Robert Frost's poetry has been under tight control from his estate since his death, and until a few years ago only Randall Thompson (Frostiana) had been given permission to set his poetry . In 1997, out of the blue, the estate released a number of titles, and at least twenty composers set and published Stopping By Woods on a Snowy IT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO THAT MARRIED WOMEN HAD NO PROPERTY Reprinted with permission of The New York Times and not to be reprinted further without separate permission from The New York Times.. It was not so long ago that married women had no property rights. The New York Times, "Economic Scene" , August 09, 2001 . When Anne M. Mulcahy became chief executive of Xerox two weeks ago, her promotion occasioned more than the usual THE SURGERY WAS SIMPLE; THE PROCESS IS ANOTHER STORY The surgery was simple; the process is another story. USA Today, October 23, 2006 . Most people think of "organ donors" as dead people. Public campaigns encourage this idea, urging Americans to sign donor cards and let their families know they want their organs to go to others when they die. HOW SPOCK BECAME A SEX SYMBOL How Spock Became a Sex Symbol. When "Star Trek" debuted in 1966, showing a beautiful black woman and a dashing Asian man as bridge officers was an idealistic political statement. Turning someone who looked like Leonard Nimoy into a sex symbol, however, was entirely unintentional. Before he played Spock, Nimoy, who died today at 83,played a
WHY WE PRIZE THAT MAGICAL MYSTERY PAD Why We Prize That Magical Mystery Pad Apple is bragging that owners haven't the foggiest notion how the iPad works. The Wall Street Journal, "Commerce & Culture" , March 12, 2011 . When Apple introduced the iPad last year, it added a new buzzword to technology marketing. VIRGINIA POSTRELARTICLESTHE POWER OF GLAMOURCONTACTTHE FUTURE & ITSENEMIESIN PERSON
Follow me on Instagram @vpostrel, "like" me on Facebook, subscribe to my YouTube and Vimeo channels, and join my email list here.. Latest Writing. Much More Than Muffins: The Women Scientists Who Invented Home Ec › The New York Times Book Review, May 04, 2021 . Museums Sold More Art During Pandemic. THE FUNCTIONS OF FASHION The Functions of Fashion. What makes fashion valuable? Business changes are forcing designers, merchants, and fashionistas to rethink their assumptions, as Julie Frederickson's posts discussed below, and the Black Friday blogging more generally, demonstrate. In the Boston Globe, Kate Jackson reports on how "cheap chic or disposable clothing" is changing fashion: THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION: HOW TEXTILES MADE THE … THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION: HOW TEXTILES MADE THE WORLD Has Gone to the Publisher! On Sunday, September 29, I turned in the manuscript for my next book, The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World, which will be published in November 2020 by OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it.SUPERHERO WORSHIP
Superhero Worship Once the province of Garbo and Astaire, movie glamour now comes from Superman, Spider-Man, and Storm. The Atlantic, October 2006 . When Superman debuted in 1978, it invented a whole new movie genre—and a new kind of cinematic magic. Today, hundreds of millions of dollars depend on the heroic box-office performances of costumed crusaders whom Hollywood once thought worthy ROBERT FROST'S ESTATE DOES USE COPYRIGHT TO CRUSH USE OF Robert Frost's poetry has been under tight control from his estate since his death, and until a few years ago only Randall Thompson (Frostiana) had been given permission to set his poetry . In 1997, out of the blue, the estate released a number of titles, and at least twenty composers set and published Stopping By Woods on a Snowy IT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO THAT MARRIED WOMEN HAD NO PROPERTY Reprinted with permission of The New York Times and not to be reprinted further without separate permission from The New York Times.. It was not so long ago that married women had no property rights. The New York Times, "Economic Scene" , August 09, 2001 . When Anne M. Mulcahy became chief executive of Xerox two weeks ago, her promotion occasioned more than the usual THE SURGERY WAS SIMPLE; THE PROCESS IS ANOTHER STORY The surgery was simple; the process is another story. USA Today, October 23, 2006 . Most people think of "organ donors" as dead people. Public campaigns encourage this idea, urging Americans to sign donor cards and let their families know they want their organs to go to others when they die. HOW SPOCK BECAME A SEX SYMBOL How Spock Became a Sex Symbol. When "Star Trek" debuted in 1966, showing a beautiful black woman and a dashing Asian man as bridge officers was an idealistic political statement. Turning someone who looked like Leonard Nimoy into a sex symbol, however, was entirely unintentional. Before he played Spock, Nimoy, who died today at 83,played a
WHY WE PRIZE THAT MAGICAL MYSTERY PAD Why We Prize That Magical Mystery Pad Apple is bragging that owners haven't the foggiest notion how the iPad works. The Wall Street Journal, "Commerce & Culture" , March 12, 2011 . When Apple introduced the iPad last year, it added a new buzzword to technology marketing.VIRGINIA POSTREL
Micromanagement Is Plaguing the Vaccine Rollout. A lot of people think that a take-charge attitude by Biden would inoculate America faster. Let’s hope he knows better. Los Angeles Locked Down. Covid Came Anyway. The city’s crisis contradicts the simple narrative that outbreaks are punishment for red-state recklessness.VIRGINIA POSTREL
Following up on my previous video, on the history of cochineal, once the world's most valuable red dye, I tried my hand at using it and learned first-hand a few things I'd previously only known from books.. To see all my videos, be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel.. Posted by Virginia Postrel on January 25, 2021 • Comments. UPDATED: In 2020, a Book Tour Means Never Having to LeaveVIRGINIA POSTREL
Official website of Virginia Postrel, writer, author, curator “A thoroughly researched, analytical, illustrated view on the characteristics, both keen and subtle, that qualify an object, person, event or location as glamorous.Postrel cites innumerable sources, weaving quotations and vignettes into each of her chapters, and the result is exhaustive and wholly entertaining. THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION The story of humanity is the story of textiles — as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture. In The Fabric of Civilization, Virginia Postrel synthesizes groundbreaking research from archaeology, economics, and science to reveal a surprising history. THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION: HOW TEXTILES MADE THE … THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION: HOW TEXTILES MADE THE WORLD Has Gone to the Publisher! On Sunday, September 29, I turned in the manuscript for my next book, The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World, which will be published in November 2020 by OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it. JUNKY STYLING: RECYLING GLAMOUR Junky Styling: Recyling Glamour. The striking garment shown at left was created by deconstructing a rain mackintosh, recutting the material, and then recombining the resulting pieces with extraordinary imagination. It is typical of the work produced by a London-based company called Junky Styling. The company’s name is an ironicreference to
IT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO THAT MARRIED WOMEN HAD NO PROPERTY Reprinted with permission of The New York Times and not to be reprinted further without separate permission from The New York Times.. It was not so long ago that married women had no property rights. The New York Times, "Economic Scene" , August 09, 2001 . When Anne M. Mulcahy became chief executive of Xerox two weeks ago, her promotion occasioned more than the usual DG TOP 10: GLAMOROUS POP DIVAS DG Top 10: Glamorous Pop Divas. This week's Top 10 comes from our semi-mysterious blogger DMC, a.k.a. Groomzilla, who most recently wrote about Michael Jackson.—VP. America does not have royalty in the traditional sense, but what we lack in kings and queens we make up for in the glamorous pop divas that fill our tabloids with gowns,glitter, and goss.
THE DECLINE OF THE MUSLIM MIDDLE EAST, AND THE ROOTS OF The decline of the Muslim Middle East, and the roots of resentment, can be traced to Islamic inheritance law. Until the late Middle Ages, the Muslim Middle East was at least as economically developed as Europe. Then, beginning with the rise of the great Italian traders in the 14th century, Europeans pulled ahead, while the Islamic world VIRGINIA POSTRELARTICLESTHE POWER OF GLAMOURCONTACTTHE FUTURE & ITSENEMIESIN PERSON
Follow me on Instagram @vpostrel, "like" me on Facebook, subscribe to my YouTube and Vimeo channels, and join my email list here.. Latest Writing. Much More Than Muffins: The Women Scientists Who Invented Home Ec › The New York Times Book Review, May 04, 2021 . Museums Sold More Art During Pandemic.VIRGINIA POSTREL
Official website of Virginia Postrel, writer, author, curator “A thoroughly researched, analytical, illustrated view on the characteristics, both keen and subtle, that qualify an object, person, event or location as glamorous.Postrel cites innumerable sources, weaving quotations and vignettes into each of her chapters, and the result is exhaustive and wholly entertaining. THE FUNCTIONS OF FASHION The Functions of Fashion. What makes fashion valuable? Business changes are forcing designers, merchants, and fashionistas to rethink their assumptions, as Julie Frederickson's posts discussed below, and the Black Friday blogging more generally, demonstrate. In the Boston Globe, Kate Jackson reports on how "cheap chic or disposable clothing" is changing fashion:SUPERHERO WORSHIP
Superhero Worship Once the province of Garbo and Astaire, movie glamour now comes from Superman, Spider-Man, and Storm. The Atlantic, October 2006 . When Superman debuted in 1978, it invented a whole new movie genre—and a new kind of cinematic magic. Today, hundreds of millions of dollars depend on the heroic box-office performances of costumed crusaders whom Hollywood once thought worthy OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it. THE DECLINE OF THE MUSLIM MIDDLE EAST, AND THE ROOTS OF The decline of the Muslim Middle East, and the roots of resentment, can be traced to Islamic inheritance law. Until the late Middle Ages, the Muslim Middle East was at least as economically developed as Europe. Then, beginning with the rise of the great Italian traders in the 14th century, Europeans pulled ahead, while the Islamic worldCONSUMER VERTIGO
Consumer Vertigo. A new wave of social critics claim that freedom’s just another word for way too much to choose. Here’s why they’re wrong. Reason , June 2005. When customers enter the Ralphs supermarket near UCLA, they see a sign announcing how many different fruits and vegetables the produce department has on hand: "724 produce IT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO THAT MARRIED WOMEN HAD NO PROPERTYMARRIED PROPERTY ACTMARRIED WOMEN S PROPERTY ACT 1848MARRIED WOMEN S PROPERTY ACT 1894MARRIED WOMEN S PROPERTY ACT UKMARRIED WOMEN S PROPERTY ACTUSA
Reprinted with permission of The New York Times and not to be reprinted further without separate permission from The New York Times.. It was not so long ago that married women had no property rights. The New York Times, "Economic Scene" , August 09, 2001 . When Anne M. Mulcahy became chief executive of Xerox two weeks ago, her promotion occasioned more than the usual CONTRASTING GLAMOUR: HALSTON VS. YVES SAINT LAURENT Contrasting Glamour: Halston Vs. Yves Saint Laurent. This week's Fashion Show challenged contestants to design an outfit based on the work of one of eight fashion icons: Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Gianni Versace, Madame Grès, Emilio Pucci, Halston, or Yves Saint-Laurent. It was surprising to see how little fashion history many of these designers have absorbed, since a little web surfing or ROBERT FROST'S ESTATE DOES USE COPYRIGHT TO CRUSH USE OFROBERT FROSTBEST 10 POEMS
Robert Frost's poetry has been under tight control from his estate since his death, and until a few years ago only Randall Thompson (Frostiana) had been given permission to set his poetry . In 1997, out of the blue, the estate released a number of titles, and at least twenty composers set and published Stopping By Woods on a Snowy VIRGINIA POSTRELARTICLESTHE POWER OF GLAMOURCONTACTTHE FUTURE & ITSENEMIESIN PERSON
Follow me on Instagram @vpostrel, "like" me on Facebook, subscribe to my YouTube and Vimeo channels, and join my email list here.. Latest Writing. Much More Than Muffins: The Women Scientists Who Invented Home Ec › The New York Times Book Review, May 04, 2021 . Museums Sold More Art During Pandemic.VIRGINIA POSTREL
Official website of Virginia Postrel, writer, author, curator “A thoroughly researched, analytical, illustrated view on the characteristics, both keen and subtle, that qualify an object, person, event or location as glamorous.Postrel cites innumerable sources, weaving quotations and vignettes into each of her chapters, and the result is exhaustive and wholly entertaining. THE FUNCTIONS OF FASHION The Functions of Fashion. What makes fashion valuable? Business changes are forcing designers, merchants, and fashionistas to rethink their assumptions, as Julie Frederickson's posts discussed below, and the Black Friday blogging more generally, demonstrate. In the Boston Globe, Kate Jackson reports on how "cheap chic or disposable clothing" is changing fashion:SUPERHERO WORSHIP
Superhero Worship Once the province of Garbo and Astaire, movie glamour now comes from Superman, Spider-Man, and Storm. The Atlantic, October 2006 . When Superman debuted in 1978, it invented a whole new movie genre—and a new kind of cinematic magic. Today, hundreds of millions of dollars depend on the heroic box-office performances of costumed crusaders whom Hollywood once thought worthy OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it. THE DECLINE OF THE MUSLIM MIDDLE EAST, AND THE ROOTS OF The decline of the Muslim Middle East, and the roots of resentment, can be traced to Islamic inheritance law. Until the late Middle Ages, the Muslim Middle East was at least as economically developed as Europe. Then, beginning with the rise of the great Italian traders in the 14th century, Europeans pulled ahead, while the Islamic worldCONSUMER VERTIGO
Consumer Vertigo. A new wave of social critics claim that freedom’s just another word for way too much to choose. Here’s why they’re wrong. Reason , June 2005. When customers enter the Ralphs supermarket near UCLA, they see a sign announcing how many different fruits and vegetables the produce department has on hand: "724 produce IT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO THAT MARRIED WOMEN HAD NO PROPERTYMARRIED PROPERTY ACTMARRIED WOMEN S PROPERTY ACT 1848MARRIED WOMEN S PROPERTY ACT 1894MARRIED WOMEN S PROPERTY ACT UKMARRIED WOMEN S PROPERTY ACTUSA
Reprinted with permission of The New York Times and not to be reprinted further without separate permission from The New York Times.. It was not so long ago that married women had no property rights. The New York Times, "Economic Scene" , August 09, 2001 . When Anne M. Mulcahy became chief executive of Xerox two weeks ago, her promotion occasioned more than the usual CONTRASTING GLAMOUR: HALSTON VS. YVES SAINT LAURENT Contrasting Glamour: Halston Vs. Yves Saint Laurent. This week's Fashion Show challenged contestants to design an outfit based on the work of one of eight fashion icons: Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Gianni Versace, Madame Grès, Emilio Pucci, Halston, or Yves Saint-Laurent. It was surprising to see how little fashion history many of these designers have absorbed, since a little web surfing or ROBERT FROST'S ESTATE DOES USE COPYRIGHT TO CRUSH USE OFROBERT FROSTBEST 10 POEMS
Robert Frost's poetry has been under tight control from his estate since his death, and until a few years ago only Randall Thompson (Frostiana) had been given permission to set his poetry . In 1997, out of the blue, the estate released a number of titles, and at least twenty composers set and published Stopping By Woods on a Snowy CONTACT - VIRGINIA POSTREL Contact - Virginia Postrel. The best way to contact Virginia Postrel is by email at vp at vpostrel.com. THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION: HOW TEXTILES MADE THE … THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION: HOW TEXTILES MADE THE WORLD Has Gone to the Publisher! On Sunday, September 29, I turned in the manuscript for my next book, The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World, which will be published in November 2020 by OBITUARY FOR EDITH EFRON: THE WOMAN WHO SAW THROUGH WALLS Obituary for Edith Efron: The Woman Who Saw Through Walls. After his speech at the American Enterprise Institute's banquet in February, I introduced myself to Clarence Thomas. His face lit up when he heard my affiliation with Reason, asking whether I was the woman who had written the article about him. No, I said, Edith Efron wrote it. THE FULL SKINNY: MARILYN MONROE WAS TINY...AND SO WERE The Full Skinny: Marilyn Monroe Was Tinyand So Were Rita Hayworth, Judy Garland, Grace Kelly, Barbra Streisand, And More. In my Bloomberg View column on the Debbie Reynolds collection auction, I cite some of the waist measurements Lisa Urban took from the costumes.But column prose didn't allow for the full inventory, which should be kept for historical interest. CLARK ROCKEFELLER VS. THE DUPONT TWINS: FRIEND OR FAUX Clark Rockefeller Vs. The DuPont Twins: Friend Or Faux? The curious case of Clark Rockefeller, aka Christian Gerhartsreiter, is a textbook example of evil impersonation.He's also the living embodiment of the locker-room motto--"Go big or go home". IN PRAISE OF CHAIN STORES In Praise of Chain Stores They aren't destroying local flavor--they're providing variety and comfort . The Atlantic, December 2006 . Every well-traveled cosmopolite knows that America is mind-numbingly monotonous—the most boring country to tour, because everywhere looks like everywhere else,” as the columnist Thomas Friedman once toldCharlie Rose.
THE SURGERY WAS SIMPLE; THE PROCESS IS ANOTHER STORY The surgery was simple; the process is another story. USA Today, October 23, 2006 . Most people think of "organ donors" as dead people. Public campaigns encourage this idea, urging Americans to sign donor cards and let their families know they want their organs to go to others when they die. COVERT AFFAIRS COSTUMES: WHAT DOES A SPY CHIEF WEAR? NO Covert Affairs Costumes: What Does A Spy Chief Wear? No Sleeves, Apparently. When tonight's episode of Covert Affairs airs, most fans of the USA Network spy drama will be looking at sexy leading lady Piper Perabo, who plays rookie CIA operative Annie Walker. I, however, will be wondering what sort of sleeveless outfit her boss Joan Campbell, played by Kari Matchett, will be sporting. HOW SPOCK BECAME A SEX SYMBOL How Spock Became a Sex Symbol. When "Star Trek" debuted in 1966, showing a beautiful black woman and a dashing Asian man as bridge officers was an idealistic political statement. Turning someone who looked like Leonard Nimoy into a sex symbol, however, was entirely unintentional. Before he played Spock, Nimoy, who died today at 83,played a
WHY WE PRIZE THAT MAGICAL MYSTERY PAD Why We Prize That Magical Mystery Pad Apple is bragging that owners haven't the foggiest notion how the iPad works. The Wall Street Journal, "Commerce & Culture" , March 12, 2011 . When Apple introduced the iPad last year, it added a new buzzword to technology marketing.VIRGINIA POSTREL
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