Jun 21 2012
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A new study by researchers at Texas Christian University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Texas at…
Feb 23 2012
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The Hemline Index — the notion that hemlines rise during economic upswings, and head towards the floor in downturns…
Dec 9 2011
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Autumn Whitefield-Madrano
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When I first heard of the lipstick index—a term coined by Estee Lauder chairman Leonard Lauder to illustrate how…
Nov 21 2011
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Hemlines are so over. The latest way to chart economic trends via women's fashion is farther south: heel height.
Sep 18 2011
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In 2001, Leonard Lauder, chairman emeritus of Estée Lauder, coined the term "lipstick index" to explain why lipstick…
Dec 22 2009
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Cleveland women are investing in weapons disguised as lipstick and combs after a local man "was indicted for luring…
Dec 7 2009
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Shane Watson of the London Times uses Sarah Palin's makeup as a jumping-off point to claim that "you either are or…
Apr 24 2009
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Forget the Lipstick Index. And the Foundation Index. The Index of Today is the False Eyelash Index. [Time]
Apr 13 2009
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"The "Foundation index" appears ready to overtake the "Lipstick index" as barometer of economic activity... women…