ASOS Soft Trapeze Midi Drouser Dress with Pep Hem in Polka Dot; Fashion Over 50; Smoking & Fashion

Fashion and cigarettes go way back.  Perhaps as an act of defiance or as a sophisticated style statement?  Unless you’re wearing a smoking jacket or cigarette pants, smoking is not a chic fashion accessory.

ASOS Soft Trapeze Midi Drouser Dress with Pep Hem in Polka Dot; Fashion Over 50; Smoking & Fashion

In 1908, New York City passed a municipal law banning women from smoking in public places.  Apparently, only ladies with loose morals lit up. The mayor at the time vetoed the ordinance two-weeks later. 
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