35,651
The number of age-discrimination cases
filed with EEOC in 2008–2009 47,360
The number of cases filed in 2006–2007
Collections. “Interest in the ’50s
and early ’60s is fueled by a need
for comfort from the past.”
That craving for the good old
days is especially evident in fash-
ion. And the younger set is getting
on board, too. Spring menswear
designs for next year reflect such
throwback staples as gingham
shirts, bomber jackets, and the
gray blazer—“a true classic!” says
style expert Felix Mercado, who
has dressed celebs such as Eva La
Rue and Marsha Mason. Stores are
stocked with cat’s-eye glasses, and
women are carrying boxy hand-
bags à la Jackie Kennedy. If your
style is more June Cleaver than
Jackie, flirty aprons are also popu-
lar: Apron manufacturer Jessie
Steele saw a 25 percent spike in
retail sales over the past year. It
harks “back to a time when aprons
were the uniform of domestic ar-
mor,” explains EllynAnne Geisel,
author of The Apron Book.
At press time one of the only
Broadway musicals with a green
light for 2011 was an adaptation of
Tom Hanks’s Catch Me If You Can
(set in the 1960s)—with a revival
of How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying waiting in
the wings. And Beatles-centric
music festivals are thriving (tribute
band Rain plays Broadway this
fall). So the key to being cool: Get
back to where you once belonged. ;
MUST-HAVE
WOMEN’S re lro
FASHION
FOR 2011
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Black-framed
glasses/sunglasses
Hourglass
dresses
Chunky sweaters
High-
waisted
slacks
Kitten heels
You can save a pet—by becoming a foster owner
Give a Dog a Home
Since the recession, more
pets than ever have needed
temporary or permanent
homes. “Shelters in areas
hardest hit by the economic
downturn are reporting
an increase in the number
of calls they receive for
animals abandoned or left
behind in foreclosed homes,”
says Betsy McFarland of The
Humane Society. “Tragically,
about half of the 6 million
to 8 million animals that go
into shelters every year end
up euthanized.” Older foster
owners are ideal, since some
shelters won’t place pets in
homes with small children.
“Saying good-bye is the hard
part,” Jennings says now,
after caring for 27 animals.
“But it’s worth the tears
because they all get good
homes.” To learn more, or to
offer help, call your local
shelter. —Audrey Goodson
Paula Jennings, above,
was volunteering at an
animal shelter in Everett,
Washington, when she heard
a litter of kittens would be
euthanized. To save them,
Jennings, 52, became a
“foster parent,” taking a
short class on kitten care.
CLOCK WISE, FROM TOP RIGH T: INFOGRAPHIC B Y ROBERT DI IESO; GREGG SEGAL (HAIR AND MAKEUP: COURTNE Y GILMORE); PHOTO ILLUS TRATION BY ADHESIVE
AR T & DESIGN; ILLUSTRATIONS ( 5) B Y NICOLE KAUFMAN; DATA SOURCES: (AGE DISCRIMINATION) U. S. EQUAL EMPLOYMEN T OPPORTUNI T Y COMMISSION;
(CELL PHONES) PE W RESEARCH CEN TER; (FACEBOOK) OXYGEN MEDIA; RE TRO-FASHION SOURCES: CLIN TON KELLY AND FELIX MERCADO
Technology Overload Kids used to sleep with teddy bears.
Now 78 percent of 12- and 13-year-olds who own cell phones have
gone nighty-night with them at their sides. That figure rises to
86 percent among teens 14 and older. And young women take things
even further: 21 percent of those 18 through 34 check Facebook
in the middle of the night. —Leslie Quander Wooldridge
Ah, Youth! Sometimes We Don’t Miss It
