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Old Bags Project tackles body image issues

Old Bags Project tackles body image issues

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The Old Bags Project is a contemporary conversation presented in a multi-media format by architect Faith Baum of Lexington and filmmaker Lori Petchers of New York. The former Connecticut neighbors theorize many mid-life American women were experiencing a loss of identity, and a sense of marginalization, believing they are held captive in a consumer culture that causes them to feel invisible as their youthful appearance ages. So often seen as a status symbol in an arriviste culture ubiquitous sh

The Old Bags Project is a contemporary conversation presented in a multi-media format by architect Faith Baum of Lexington and filmmaker Lori Petchers of New York. The former Connecticut neighbors theorize many mid-life American women were experiencing a loss of identity, and a sense of marginalization, believing they are held captive in a consumer culture that causes them to feel invisible as their youthful appearance ages. So often seen as a status symbol in an arriviste culture ubiquitous sh…