*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Philip Morris USA plans to market new packaging for its Virginia Slims Ultra LIght cigarettes in a new pink purse, as it's called ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. I was a pre-teen when the Virginia Slims cigarette marketing campaign ...

To quote but contextualize the 1970s Virginia Slims slogan, we “have come a long way, baby” in discovering the serious health risks associated with smoking cigarettes. Consequently, smoking rates have ...

Google "randy housewife, pre-1980," and the first result should be a full-cover shot of Julianne Moore, her red hair feathered and layered, smoking a Virginia Slims cigarette. She's one of the rare ...

Decades ago when I learned to smoke cigarettes, I fell for the propaganda of advertising. Beautiful women were pictured in ads smoking Virginia Slims. I wanted to look like, be like, those women. I ...