Dorothy Parker in 1935.
They looked alike, though the resemblance did not lie in their features. It was in the shape of their bodies, their movements, their style, and their adornments. Annabel and Midge did, and completely, all that young office workers are besought not to do. They painted their lips and their nails, they darkened their lashes and lightened their hair, and scent seemed to shimmer from them. They wore thin, bright dresses, tight over their breasts and high on their legs, and tilted slippers, fancifully strapped. They looked conspicuous and cheap and charming.
Dorthy Parker (1893-1967), American author.
Quote from The Standard of Living, 1941.
Favorite words in this quote: adornments, besought, fancifully, conspicuous, charming. Stylish words that are not used much anymore.
As for the idea of not painting our lips and darkening our lashes? Perish the thought!
Vain trifles as they seem, clothes have. they say, more important offices than merely to keep us warm. They change our view of the world and the world’s view of us. 
People laugh at fashion. ‘It’s just clothes,’ they say. Right. Just clothes. Except, not one of the people I’ve heard mock fashion was naked at the time. They all got dressed in the morning, picking clothes that said, ‘Hey, I’m a successful banker.’ Or, ‘I’m a tired teacher’ … a decorated soldier … a pompous judge … a cheeky barmaid … a lorry driver, a nurse … You could go on for ever. Clothes show you who you are, or who you want to be. 
My little bunny is a copy by the Museum of Modern Art for their 1996 Faberge in America exhibition. That exhibit came to the de Young (the old building) and 
I always need a hat. Whether I’m traveling, drawing, or going out to a show, whether I’m keeping the sun out of my eyes or the rain off my head, I have a hat for each occasion.
When you’re dealing with an audience that is all about experience versus product, it leads to a redefinition of certain categories … She’s seeking experience over tangible items, which has led to what I call fast beauty. She wants the ability to grab one thing she can try once because she doesn’t want to be locked down forever. In the end, her shopping basket is going to be just as high, but the difference is instead of having a gigantic bottle of one thing, she is going to have a variety of single-use, travel-size, quick items. She wants to be mobile … 
