Acting as some what of an expert, she tells Brenner, “a woman should never wear artificial silk when she’s with a man” (Keun, 94). She understands that its her appearance, more specifically the level of which she can be perceived as glamourous to her male suitors. This is quite a jump from the working women of the late 1910’s and 1920’s, who supposedly altered their looks for themselves. This brings into question what exactly those women accomplished in terms of equality. Doris still continues to rely on over sexualizing herself to get support from men. Rather than feeling sexually liberated in terms of the clothing she can now wear, uses it to over sexualize herself. Fashion is used to draw in men, and keep them
Acting as some what of an expert, she tells Brenner, “a woman should never wear artificial silk when she’s with a man” (Keun, 94). She understands that its her appearance, more specifically the level of which she can be perceived as glamourous to her male suitors. This is quite a jump from the working women of the late 1910’s and 1920’s, who supposedly altered their looks for themselves. This brings into question what exactly those women accomplished in terms of equality. Doris still continues to rely on over sexualizing herself to get support from men. Rather than feeling sexually liberated in terms of the clothing she can now wear, uses it to over sexualize herself. Fashion is used to draw in men, and keep them