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cultures have had a handle on this for centuries.
“Let’s dress like angels before we die!” Brilliant.
(Wings: optional).
I like to think fashion is more dynamic and
evolved than ever, but isn’t the skinny jean just
a modern version of the corset? Seriously…
the equivalent of the orthodpedic compression
stockings nurses wear to prevent varicose veins,
they push all the blood up your legs to your waist,
forcing your stomach to spill out over your belt
loops and your eyes to buldge like a crazy prison
inmate. You know who I mean…lol.
Of course you can get lipo for those skinny jeans
and Daisy Dukes. While Joan Rivers made no
secret of her own affection for Botox and other
work, the argument has always been about it’s
necessity.
Plastic surgeons can tuck your tummy, suck your
fat cells, and carve you into celebrity perfection if
you have the right plastic to pay for it. You don’t
have to be rich or well-known to justify it. Many
normal, non-famous folks have greatly benefitted
from cosmetic procedures.
Breast reduction can relieve backaches and
improve posture, abdominoplasty helps with
rapid weight loss or sagging skin post-pregnancy,
eyelid lifts can improve vision, and otoplasty (or
ear pinning surgery) can save one from a litany of
“Dumbo” insults.
TOP: Joan and the late Robin Williams on stage
together for “We Are Most Amused,” a show
celebrating HRH Prince Charles’ 60th birthday
back in 2008.
MIDDLE: On stage, Joan made people laugh
all over the country. She joked about everything
from herself to the age old top of brains over
beauty: “No man has ever put his hand up a
woman’s dress hoping for a library card.”
BOTTOM: Joan and daughter Melissa Rivers
stop for photographers at the Mercedes-Benz
Fashion Week New York Spring/Summer 2014.
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