December 2001
Life
must go on, and who better than stylish living guru Marta Stewart to show
us how to negotiate the transition from fat and happy to fat and paranoid?
Her Christmas issue is chock full of 'new good things' designed expressly
for the Different Wurld we've moved into: majestic wreaths for your front
door featuring dried pomegranates that squirt mace and pine cones studded
with miniature surveillance cameras; updated chateleines (worn around the
neck) which are stocked with antibiotics, lockpicks (for escaping from
collapsing buildings), and a deafening siren the size of a lipstick; and
a nifty vacuum pump capable of packing a week's worth of female clothing,
cosmetics, candy, and accessories into a carry-on the size of an evening
bag. The cover story's a humdinger too. Marta reveals how a hazmat suit
can be made festive and fun for the traditional chore of opening Christmas
cards that arrive through the mail. It's all waiting for you on newsstands
now.