The Historical Pendulum Swings Back to Curves Beauty standards have always been cyclical, moving like a pendulum through ...

Beauty standards are constantly changing, and obviously everyone has different personal preferences, but there are some ...

The last decade in the U.S. has seen a fast progression of Asian culture diffusion. Journalist Julia Hollingsworth cited Susanna Lin in her CNN article, who said, “The growing interest in East Asian ...

“Look younger. Get smaller. Erase the lines. Tighten, tone, conceal.” We’re told these things so often we mistake them for truth. We live in a culture saturated with beauty standards that are not just ...

Mae West, one of Hollywood’s earliest bombshells, celebrated her curves unapologetically in the 1930s. She often wrote her own lines that emphasized confidence and sexuality. At a time of rigid body ...

Plus-sized beauty queens are another aspect of the war on standards. Sara Milliken, who has been described as “morbidly obese,” was crowned Miss Alabama 2024 in the National American Miss pageant. The ...

A millennial woman has called out modern-day beauty standards by comparing today's "Instagram face" to the individuality that was celebrated in the 90s. Gabija Stonys (@kaitallow), 31, founder of ...