Jump to full article: Oklahoma Daily (UO), 2008-08-28
Author: Cassie Rhea Little/The Daily
Intro: She had just finished eating her “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and was due a good smoke. As she continues to move through the famous 1961 film she leaves a trace of smoke wherever she goes.
Now lets think about women like Edie Sedgwick, Mae West and Marilyn Monroe. They were all icons ... and all smokers.
The bottom line — smoking is sexy, and it always has been. . . .
As for myself, a girl who has only smoked a handful of cigs in her life, I know I feel significantly cooler when I smoke. Make fun of me for feeling that way, but I know you do, too.
What really gives me the urge to light up, however, is the fact that smoking has recently shown up on the runway.
Jean Paul Gaultier, chief designer for the House of Hermes, broke all of the rules in March at a Hermes fashion show when he sent models down the runway with lit cigarettes in hand.
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