‘I feel like a lot of this ‘cleaning up and being more put together’ has to do with growing up,’ reflected actress and blogger Alexi Wasser of imboycrazy.com. ‘It’s about women wanting to step into their femininity.’ Writer and blogger Julia Frakes located a historical precedent for the new sleekness in the technology bubble of the late 1990s, when Carolyn Bessette Kennedy ‘became a high-fashion icon touted for her polished upkeep.’ Since the housing market bubble burst in 2008, Frakes told The Daily, ‘a similar return to minimalism and regard for grooming has struck a chord amongst the high-fashion set.’
Read the full article, “Spruce up, look sharp,” by Molly Young.
Credit: The Daily (www.thedaily.com)
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