I almost got Manslaughter for killing my Postman

I pulled into my driveway today and there was a huge heap. I didn't know what to think.


I noticed a Grey uniform and a pack of mail sprawled in front of the poor fellow. I slowly approached the mailman who exhausted with his load threatened to sue me if I did not cancel my subscription to Elle. You see, Elle weighs about ten pounds delivered. My baby weighed less than this publication. He pleaded but alas I will not surrender to the whims of third class postage.

Elle is a super magazine packed with some 600 pages of the most current and up to date fashions, make-up, and trendy reviews of all things.

First off, Elle gives you a monthly calendar of events you can’t miss. From the latest museum exhibits all over the country to the birthday party of Michael Douglas (it was Sept.25) in case you need to send the sexy actor a belated birthday card.

Every month it also features books and gives a small synopsis of each to whet your appetite for more. They feature new authors as well as, more established writers.

Fashion Notebook is a monthly review on noteworthy fashion shows, new hotels, and new designers on the horizon.

They do emphasize new beauty products in the magazine and how to apply the look of the season. It emphasizes the new and trendy fashions and how to obtain it yourself, where to purchase the products and what they will do for you. There was a wonderful article written in a recent edition on the mixing of expensive products for the skin and how dermatologists are looking into women with overwrought skin that is flaring up due to the mixing of different compounds of makeup and cleansers.

Why do I subscribe? Well, to put it simply I have always adored fashion and art, I was the type to buck the system so to speak. I went to the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan and have always loved design and high fashion. This magazine caters to women who desire a peek into the trends both in this country and Europe. Do I go to K-Mart in a pink boa and leather lizard boots? I would love to, but I would probably be stoned by the L.L. Bean contingency that lives in my area. So I sublimate my desires and dream. That is where Elle comes in.

Although the fashions border on the ridiculous at times I think almost anyone can pick up on something they see that will appeal to them in some small way and adapt it to their own style.

The only point of contention I disagree with in this publication is the overuse of the overly thin model. Elle invented the look of heroine chic. The thin as a rail, black-eyed beauties reign supreme in most issues. I think to young girls today this can be a poor example of the way women are portrayed. I am at the point where I know dieting won’t make me grow to a 6 foot 120 pound wonder, but I doubt if the teen of today can draw this analysis and this concerns me.

The quality of the magazine is first rate. The photography is always new and innovative.

One of the other well-done features of the magazine is the travel sections. They review many interesting spots around the world like Umbria, Italy and the Yucatan jungle. They also recently did a very well done piece on the making of silk fabric in Central Asia. They also follow two writers through a Spa experience at the Golden Door in California. For anyone not familiar with a Spa it takes the traveler into a world of pampering, lo-cal gourmet treats, and rising at the crack of dawn to hike into the sunrise.

Elle tries to keep the pages turning with a combination of beautiful photos, slick ads
And great articles.

Now as soon as I scrape my postman off the driveway and get him back on the road I can settle down with a cup of green tea and my latest edition of Elle.