DOMESTICATING THE CIGARETTE
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      • The Cigarette as Part of a Meal
      • Blurring the Line between Food and Tobacco
    • WING 2: CIGARETTES AND BEAUTY >
      • The Cigarette as a Dieting Tool
      • Personal Care and Grooming
    • WING 3: CIGARETTES AS SOCIAL GLUE >
      • Card Games and Coffee Klatches
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LOVE, SEX, AND CIGARETTES
Smoking and smoke have become part of the body language of flirtation and seduction. Smoking after sex is an onscreen cliche, at once prolonging the moment and signaling disengagement. Think Marlene Dietrich. Think Mad Men. 
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Nothing says "I love you" like a cigarette.
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Cigarette holders were thought to be sexy. Magazine articles taught women how to hold them gracefully and seductively.
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  • Home
  • MAKING SMOKING LADYLIKE
  • EXHIBIT HALLS
    • WING 1: CIGARETTES AND FOOD >
      • The Cigarette as Part of a Meal
      • Blurring the Line between Food and Tobacco
    • WING 2: CIGARETTES AND BEAUTY >
      • The Cigarette as a Dieting Tool
      • Personal Care and Grooming
    • WING 3: CIGARETTES AS SOCIAL GLUE >
      • Card Games and Coffee Klatches
      • Love, Sex, and Cigarettes
    • WING 4: AT HOME AND ABROAD >
      • Home Decor
      • Out and About
  • Curator
  • Contact