The standards of beauty change with the times, but I think the thing that doesn't change is that women are always trying to meet those standards of beauty.
This time, I would like to think about what "beautiful" is and whether it is possible for more people to have the idea of polishing their individuality while unravelling the history of "beauty".
Fat = beautiful vs. thin = beautiful
In modern times, the concept that thinner is more beautiful is still deeply rooted in society, but during the 14th and 16th centuries (Renaissance period), it was perceived as thin = poor, so it is now recognized as overweight. It was said that he had a good figure that could lead to it.
Even before the Renaissance, it was basically the same, and it seems that only women with a solid physique were considered to have children.
During the Victorian era, when Queen Victoria ruled in England, a thin waist was considered good.
The shape of the dress is characteristic, and you may have seen a scene in a movie where a woman desperately wears a waist corset.
It's easy to imagine, but it seems that the waist was tightened beyond the limit, and it was often difficult to breathe or even sit down.
Some women had health problems such as the internal organs shifting from their original positions.
Round face vs. sharp face
In modern times, many models have slender chins, but in the early Renaissance, it was said that a round face was good.
I'm not familiar with art, but it seems that a woman with a round face is depicted as an ideal image in paintings in the early Renaissance.
The same is true of women's paintings during the Heian period in Japan. I think that many women with so-called bulging faces were drawn.
In the beauty goods corner, both in Japan and abroad, products that are said to have the effect of sharpening the chin are placed.
Even if I see the advertisement for plastic surgery, I have never seen the advertisement for surgery to make a round face.
I think this is due to the fact that white people have been appointed all over the world for a long time, but nowadays there is a strong tendency for faces with sharp chins to be better.
Show Curvy vs. Show Flat
In the 1920s, it seems that the trend was to hide the parts that came out, rather than the so-called Bon Kyu Bon body shape. Some women were trying to hide her breasts so that they wouldn't stand out.
From the 1930s to the 1950s, the influence of Hollywood became a social phenomenon, saying that it was attractive to show a curvy body on the contrary. Her representative is the well-known Marilyn Monroe.
In the 1960s, it was considered good to be thin, and many models with dangerously thin bodies were appointed.
It was said that the curvy of the 30's and 50's was not necessary, and it was a principle of thinness anyway.
It seems that aerobics became popular in the 80's, but in the 90's, with Kate Moss as the representative model, the era of thinness but goodness has returned.
White skin is good vs. tanned skin is good
In Japan, it is generally said that white and clear skin is good, and products that claim whitening are displayed here and there.
On the contrary, in countries with many Anglo-Saxon ethnic groups (countries with many whites), it is said that it is good because the tanned skin looks healthy, and especially in the summer, people who sunbathe and tan are good for both men and women. There are many.
It seems that if your skin is too white, your health will look bad.
Interestingly, in the days of Elizabeth I, on the contrary, white skin was considered to be a sign of class, and the whiter the better, the more white the face was made up.
Even in the same ethnic group, the concept of beauty is the opposite in different times.
It's normal for men to make up vs. men don't do make-up
In France, before the French Revolution in 1789, it seems that aristocratic men's make-up was regarded in the same way as women's make-up.
After the revolution, in order to differentiate from aristocats, there is a history that makeup is no longer used and makeup itself has become simpler than before the revolution.
How about the present age?
I remember that men who applied sunscreen and men who used whitening lotion were called men with a high sense of beauty and were featured on Japanese TV programs.
Even if a woman does the same thing, it's not taken up, and it's nothing special.
I don't think men's make-up is still common in modern society, as some people in their families and relatives might say, "Men don't do make-up."
After all, what is the standard of beauty?
In Japan, singles are not so popular, and there are many people who try to double them with eyelid glue or shaping, but I saw people with patchy doubles in Asian models appointed outside Japan (other than Asia). There is no such thing.
Speaking of oriental beauty? People from other regions seem to be cool and beautiful with their crisp eyes that they cannot be born with.
Before I started living in Europe, I used to hate my face in Asia, but now I am grateful for the distinctive face that is different from the majority.
Regarding my body shape, I think it is a standard body shape in Japan, but in Europe it is said to be thin and sometimes too thin.
As I have written so far, the standards of beauty are often the opposite depending on the time and place.
After all, it's OK to be yourself. Or rather, you have to be yourself! I think.
If you meet someone's standards, you're not yourself, and someone's standards are also different from someone else's standards, so you can't be beautiful for everyone.
The same is true for models and entertainers. For example, you wouldn't think that my favourite actor is unanimously beautiful for everyone in the world.
The same goes for the more famous Angelina Jolie and Madonna.
I think it's important to polish your body as long as you feel comfortable.
However, if the method of polishing is based on the beauty that society has created without permission, the beauty that is unique to you will be lost.
As far as I can see in Europe, the size of mannequins has become abundant. I feel that the way of thinking of society is changing little by little.
Isn't it okay to live on my own standards?
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