Does the term “formerly hot” sign on to a narrow definition of beauty?
Stephanie Dolgoff: I think it broadens it hugely. That’s the whole point. I’m mocking the idea that hot equals just plain surface hot — like Paris Hilton means it when she says it. I’m saying hotness is a lifelong thing that you put out there. And the benefit of being older is that you have something to put out there. I’m not saying that’s true for all young women, but you really don’t know who you are for a long time because who you are is highly changeable. You’re trying on different ways of being. And you can look beautiful while doing it, but until you figure out your essential sense of self, you can’t project it. It’s a different kind of hot, a different kind of happy. And they’re both rich and exciting and I just want young women to not feel like they have to fear what comes next. TS: So what makes you feel hot today? SD: It really doesn’t have much to do with appearance. It has to do with doing what I know I’m going to enjoy and have fun with and be comfortable with. Women today
