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Kang’s latest isn’t a page-turner, and reading it can feel like being suspended in time, or sitting through a very long class, despite the book’s slimness.

“Mimi’s position is so important to the rest of us, because celebrity culture often sets the standard for everyday women — the standards of slimness and beauty and looking young,” Douglas said.

The slimness of the headband also makes it uniquely suited for use with VR headsets.

Quant is often credited with the miniskirt, that mixed blessing that freed women from constrictive undergarments but subjected them to new standards of girlish slimness.

Citing the campaign’s lack of cash, Mr. Garcetti said he was surprised at the slimness of the operation when he joined.