For those who are fascinated with the overlap between the world of technology and the world of fashion, the phrase “nanotechnology swimwear fabric” is likely to grab their attention. The manufacturer of this intriguing fabric is a company called Sun Dry Swim. As the name might suggest, they sell swimwear that is designed to dry instantly.

Looking at their website, we noted right away that they don’t seem to have suits available for sale yet, though there were some simple yet cute styles shown on a few pages. The nanotech fabric apparently works by preventing the fibers from absorbing water like they do in normal swimwear fabric. Instead, when immersed, the water flows in between the fabric fibers. It beads up and out of the fabric when exposed to air, allowing it to dry quickly. I know I’m not a fan of standing around shivering in a wet swimsuit when I get out of the pool, so I for one would definitely like to try one of these beauties.

The advanced fabric apparently has other benefits as well. The colors stay bright when the dyes in other suits can fade due to UV exposure. The fibers are also extremely resistant to chlorine, which can of course damage swimsuits over time. What’s more, the company says that the swimsuit offers SPF 50 protection from sun damage. We know that we’ll be looking forward to the designs offered by this innovative company.

Dear Rich Bitch, I’m curious what you think about Victoria Beckham and other celebrities over the age of 30 weighing less than the average 13 year old? Kacie, IN

Dear Kacie, to be honest I understand what it must be like to for these women, the pressure they must feel to make sure they can still fit into size zero jeans in their 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s.

The other day I came across a picture of Amy Winehouse where she was looking a little bit bloated; and someone made a comment that she was looking chubby. The comment was meant to laugh at her; and it made me  realize that celebrity women just can’t win. When Amy Winehouse was reed thin people were criticizing her. The moment she put on a pound people started making fat jokes.

Considering people’s attitudes towards weight, who among us wouldn’t rather be skinny than fat? It’s easier to handle having people tell you that you’re too skinny. In many ways that’s received as a compliment rather than an insult. For women like Victoria Beckham being skinny isn’t really just a matter of vanity. These women’s entire self worth is tied to their body image; and if they gain a size they don’t feel good about themselves anymore. It’s a psychological issue that developed as a result of succumbing to social pressure to be thin. It’s not necessarily easy to overcome.

Dear Rich Bitch, I have a weight related question for you. I’m 35 and wear a size 4. I personally think I’m pretty small. I love my figure and am happy with my size; but my friend, a 40-year old Carrie Bradshaw imitator, called me fat the other day and said she’d kill herself if she ever got big enough to fit a size four. My question to you: Is wearing a size four fat? Stacie

Dear Stacie, your friend clearly has a problem, but there’s very little likelihood you will be able to convince her of this, especially given that she’s managed to keep hanging on to her body image issues all the way into her 40s. If you truly love your figure and you’re happy with your size, don’t concern yourself with your friend and her opinion.

The fact is, except in a very scant few cases, there’s nothing normal about a 40-year old woman wearing a size 2; and those few who are naturally thin usually have some type of metabolic disorder. The keyword here is “disorder”. Whether it’s the result of a medical disorder over which they have no control or a mental disorder that drives them to dedicate every day of their lives to consciously striving to stay thin, women over the age of 15 who wear a size 2 are not at a normal size for their age.

The media might try to push this image onto us as being the ideal, but considering the extremes a woman needs to go through to achieve and maintain a size 2 or smaller size, it is clearly not ideal.
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Dear Rich Bitch, do you think women who are married to rich men are happier than women who are married to poor men? Rosie, NJ

Dear Rosie, different things make different people happy. Having money will usually make life more comfortable, so it can be argued that women who are married to rich men are more comfortable than women who are married to poor men. Women who are married to rich men probably experience less money-related stress than women who are married to poor men and that would tend to make it appear that women who are married to rich men are happier than women who are married to poor men; but that is not necessarily the case.

It is common knowledge that a person can be rich and still be unhappy. Just because you have nothing to worry about financially doesn’t automatically mean you’re happy.
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Dear rich bitch, which do you think is more important – love or money? Stacy in Florida

Dear Stacy in Florida, the question love or money is easy to answer when talking about your children or other people in your life as near and dear and precious as your own child; but when talking about your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife it’s not always easy to decide if love is more important than money or money more important than love. It would probably come down to a question of how much money we’re talking about.

If you ask someone if they’d give up the love of their life for one thousand dollars you’ll probably get closer to 100% answers in the negative; but change the figure to a million dollars and you’ll probably be nearer to 50% instantaneous affirmatives.
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Dear rich bitch, I was having a conversation with a friend of mine about Ivanka Trump. The friend commented that Ivanka was better than the two of us. I said, “I beg to differ. Ivanka Trump is not better than me.” My friend laughed. “Of course Ivanka Trump is better than you,” she said. I asked her how was Ivanka Trump better than me and she said, “Ivanka Trump calls Donald Trump daddy. She’s Vice President of Real Estate Development and Acquisitions at the Trump Organization. She’s super smart and accomplished in a thousand ways. She’s beautiful and she has more money than you could ever make in a hundred lifetimes. Of course she’s better than you.”

I got upset with my friend. I don’t think Ivanka Trump is better than me but I know most people will agree with my friend. I want to know what you think? Do you think Ivanka Trump is better because of the reasons my friend gave? Marilyn, New York

Dear Marilyn, I don’t think Ivanka Trump is better than you. She might be “better off” than you financially, but having money doesn’t make you better than anyone. Having money just makes you richer. Also, having a rich and famous father doesn’t make you better than someone whose father isn’t rich and famous; and neither does having a prestigious job make you better than someone who does not have a prestigious job. Ivanka Trump can afford a better standard of life than you can; but the value of life is not measured in how expensive your clothes are, what kind of car you drive, what restaurants you can get into, what title you hold professionally, how rich and famous your father is, how rich and famous you are, how rich and famous your friends are etc.

Continue to believe you are the same as everyone rich or poor, famous or obscure, beautiful or ugly, illiterate or a Wharton school graduate. No matter who might suggest otherwise having convinced themselves that some people are better than others, we are all the same.

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Dear Rich Bitch, I’ve noticed that rich women are usually skinnier than poor women. Why do you think that is? Anna, San Diego

Dear Anna, that is interesting because you’d think poor women would be skinnier than rich women considering being poor means you don’t have much money to buy anything, including food; but there does appear to be a bigger problem with obesity among poor people.

I don’t know what the statistics are on obesity in rich women vs obesity in poor women; but let’s assume you’re right that rich women are usually skinnier than poor women. If I had to come up with an explanation for why that might be, I would suggest that there are a number of reasons having to do with the the quality of life experienced by rich women compared with the quality of life experienced by poor women.
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Dear Rich Bitch, did you hear that Jennifer Lopez is not breast-feeding her twins? What do you think about that? Do you think rich women are so full of themselves that they put their vanity above the health of their babies? Deena

Dear Deena, no I had not heard about Jennifer Lopez not breast-feeding her baby; but I did look it up after reading your question and I did come across a few discussions where people seem to think Jennifer is being selfish and depriving her babies of the benefits of mother’s milk. To be honest I believe that it should be left to a woman to decide whether or not to breastfeed and I don’t think mothers who breast feed are better mothers than mothers who don’t breastfeed. I also don’t think the choice not to breast feed is a choice made only by rich women putting their vanity above the health of their babies; but I can agree that vanity does play a part in a woman’s decision not to breast feed.
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Dear Rich Bitch, do you think Rich women are more vain than poor women? Tina, Detroit

Dear Tina, I don’t think vanity has anything to do with poverty or wealth, but I do think that because rich women can afford to pamper themselves they will generally appear to be more vain than poor women.

Poor women cannot usually afford to pick up and go buy a new pair of Jimmy Choo or Manolo Blahnik designer shoes at will. A rich woman can buy a new pair of designer shoes every day if she so chooses. A rich woman can afford to spend freely and invest in her appearance without guilt; but a poor woman cannot usually prioritize her appearance over everything else.
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Dear Rich Bitch, what do you think about Ivanka Trump and the rumors that she’s had plastic surgery and owes her “beauty” to a plastic surgeon? Poor Bitch

Dear Poor Bitch, Ivanka Trump is quite “beautiful” isn’t she? Her features are almost too perfect to be real. That’s probably why so many people wonder the same as you, whether or not Ivanka owes her perfection to a skilled plastic surgeon. If you ‘ve seen the Page Six piece on Ivanka titled Ivanka Trump’s View From the Top you probably saw a photo of Ivanka when she was a little girl. From the photo you’d hardly imagine Ivanka would grow up to be such an enviable beauty.
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