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I'm Dixie Laite -- a writer, speaker, and branding consultant in New York City. For over 40 years I've been a bullshit-slaying, classic movies-obsessing, animal-loving dame. For over 40 years I have been working on figuring out how to be a woman. Some of it I nailed, a lot of it I'm still trying to get a handle on. Let's figure this shit out together!
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Let’s Talk About Janet Leigh’s Pointy Boobs
When I was ten-years-old boobs weren’t yet a thing, but they were still a thing. No one talked about them, but everyone talked about them. Or rather, talked around
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Are You There Marie Kondo? It’s Me, Dixie
Getting ridof things is not my thing, face-facts-wise. Getting things is more my jam. I’m the nostalgic, flea-market-going, tchotchkes-lovin’ type. I have anthropomorphic toys from my childhood, almost a dozen
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“His Girl Friday” is “My Movie Favorite”
I’m often asked, “What is the ultimate dame movie?” (Ok, I’m the primary one asking myself that, but trust me, I ask myself a lot.) It’s too hard to
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What IS a Dame?
Dametown is a place for and about dames. Here, dames are celebrated, appreciated, advocated, venerated, illuminated, cultivated, stimulated, instigated, sometimes exonerated. So, just what is a dame? Since if
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Brand Yourself – Right Now!
Your brand is a fundamental part of work and life. It has to do with identity, priorities, focus and self-promotion. That last thing, promoting yourself, is something that people
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Country Mice Are Taking Over, Or Why 2 Senators Per State Isn’t Democracy
Look, I’m just going to say it: Country mice, you’re killing the country. Not sure what I mean? Rural America is fucking up America. (not all of you, but
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What’s YOUR Personal Brand — and How Can You Rock It?
I confess: I am a total branding nerd. I love reading about branding, talking about branding, thinking about branding. (I sound super fun, right?) Actually, what I’m really passionate
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Little-Known Facts About Jean Harlow
You’ve read the Jean Harlow post– now impress your friends (your easily impressedfriends) with these “Did You Know?” gems: Jean Harlow and Hedy Lamarr were the primary inspirations for “Batman”
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Jean Harlow: Blonde Patron Saint of Hollywood Dames
Sexy blondes from Marilyn to Madonna owe 1930s movie superstar Jean Harlow a huge debt. (As does Clairol.) It may be hard for contemporary minds to understand, but blonde
