March 1990 Fashion Etc.: Prom, Audrey & Wildly Expensive Brushes

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Sassy‘s second birthday coincides with prom, and this issue is on it, showing you how to get ready (with…a bodybuilding magazine?) and one ad full of Merry Go Round’s weirdest dresses. There’s also a great spread on Audrey Hepburn as a fashion muse, and a weird spread on environmentally conscious fashion that doesn’t quite think things through. We’re also learning which natural beauty products passed Sassy editors’ testing, what Climax Springs is, and how friggin’ many soap stars had their own 900 numbers in this era. Put on your most diaphanous sleeves and get into it!

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00:00:00 It Is March 1990 00:04:13 Fashion Feature: Get Ready 00:10:32 Fashion Feature: Being Audrey 00:14:14 Fashion Feature: Kinder, Gentler Clothes 00:19:57 Fashion Feature: This Model Tells You All The Gory Details 00:22:38 Worn Out 00:24:55 What Next: Tie It On 00:26:35 We Try It 00:34:30 About Face 00:40:40 Sassy Ads 00:51:56 Diary: The Three Men Of Sassy 00:54:22 Say What 00:56:30 Inside Out 00:57:17 Goodbye For Now 00:58:54 Zits And Stuff

Episode Notes

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Oscar De La Renta strapless organza-jacquard gown on TheOutnet.com
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Hermรจs Paris ribbon on VintagePassementerie
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Ribbonflowers on Etsy
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Dior ribbon on Etsy
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Chanel ribbon on Etsy
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"Kiehl's Cosmetics Company Bought by France's L'Orรฉal" on NYTimes.com
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Mason Pearson
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Mason Pearson round brush review at HairEveryday.com
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Yassi's Butta
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"The Foolproof Way To Trim Your Split Ends At Home" on The Zoe Report
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Tara's Rhea Perlman appreciation post at Cracked
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WGA Contract 2023