Hay Suse, how old were you in the "Twiggy" era?

I have always loved the ditty from then, "if skirts get any shorter, said the fairy to the gnome, there'll be 2 more cheeks to powder, & a lot more hair to comb".

This topic leads one to ponder if there would have been a demand for more lipstick.

This 'trend' was observed long before the 21st century, but it was not men who set the selection criteria of make-up, skirts and high heels - it was women, and homophobic women in particular who resented the fact that gay women had been able to reach higher levels without resorting to sexualizing the workplace. Changing the selection criteria to suit those who flouted their femininity, shamelessly discriminated against those who were androgynous. However, the practice doesn't only discriminate against gays; it also discriminates against that increasingly larger group of lesser attractive women - those with wrinkles and grey hair. In an increasingly gerontophobic society, women are sending themselves broke - not just on clothes, shoes and makeup - but on hairdressers, beauticians and plastic surgeons while trying to conceal the signs of ageing.

Women are still their own worst enemy