Am I in? or out?

Trends, Network, and Critical Thinking

Kirsten Anderberg (The Beauty Ideal: The
Fashion Silhouette)

 Throughout these many cultures and times, each “fashion

silhouette” has molded many different views of beauty. All of these
women were considered beautiful for adhering to each social
standard. It is foolish for one to know that beauty can be all these
different things and still believe the beauty construct that she or he
has eternalized is the right one.
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 Footbinding, aka "lotus feet," was a custom for women in China from around the 8th century
until the beginning of the 1900s.
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 The lip-plate (dhebi a tugoin) has become the chief visible distinguishing characteristic of the
Mursi and made them a prime attraction for tourists. A girl’s lower lip is cut, by her mother or
by another woman of her settlement, when she reaches the age of 15 or 16.
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 Pan Pat, Myanmar - Women of the Kayan tribe in Myanmar are well known for wearing
brass coils around their necks their entire lives in order to lengthen it. The belief is the longer
the neck, the more beautiful the woman.
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 Working women wore fitted
bodices and long full skirts. For
the more fashionable, the bodice
was stiffened to lie flat across the
bosom, and skirts were often
divided in front to show an
underskirt. The edges of the skirt
could be adorned with jeweled
borders. A fashionable Elizabethan
woman’s wardrobe was complex.
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 Georgian Wig Vanity. During
the 18th century hairstyles for
women began with simplicity.
Women added a few false curls
only if their own hair was
inadequate.  But after 1760 the
demand for false hair in Britain
reached a climax.
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 The corset as an undergarment had its origin in Italy, and was introduced by Catherine de
Medici into France in the 1500s, where the women of the French court embraced it. This
type of corset was a tight, elongated bodice that was worn underneath the clothing.
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 Flappers were a generation
of young Western women in
the 1920s who wore short
skirts, bobbed their hair,
listened to jazz, and flaunted
their disdain for what was
then considered acceptable
behavior.
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 Anorexia nervosa, often referred to
simply as anorexia, is an eating
disorder, characterized by low weight,
food restriction, fear of gaining
weight, and a strong desire to be thin.
Many people with anorexia see
themselves as overweight even though
they are, in fact, underweight.
 Bulimia, is the total opposite of
Anorexia Nervosa which is a serious,
potentially life-threatening eating
disorder. People with bulimia may
secretly binge eating large amounts of
food with a loss of control over the
eating 
How Being in Nature Makes Us Appreciate Our
Bodies and Reject Unrealistic Beauty Standards

 Nature is good for us– surely nobody has missed that fact. These days, both scientists and
policymakers agree about the importance of offering everyone access to green spaces,
regardless of social background.
 That is because easy access to nature encourages physical activity, which in turn has a
positive health effects.
 Accessible green space is also good for our psychological well-being.
 In the end, beauty is still in the eye of the beholder which means that no matter what you
look like or where you come from, as long you keep a good heart, open to accept others
regardless of what they look like or where they come from.
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