From Rubens to ‘heroine chic’: Blogger shows beauty ideals of centuries past on her own body

American fitness blogger Cassie Ho decided to show the influence of society, and now social media, on our idea of ​​body beauty. To do this, using Photoshop, she modified her figure according to the trends of different eras, explaining what influenced the image of the ideal body at that time.

The ideals were influenced by the Renaissance. It was fashionable to look plump with a round belly, wide hips and big breasts. Fullness is a sign of wealth and status, and thin people used to be low-income people. Here it is worth recalling the women in the paintings of the Renaissance master Rubens.

During this period, androgynous figures are in fashion, with small breasts and a slim figure. Women tend to hide their curves and even constrict their breasts with scarves to look good in fashionable dresses, tying scarves across their chests to look slimmer in fashionable Charleston dresses.

The hourglass figure is the trend right now. The body parameters of actress Elizabeth Taylor (92-53-92) are considered ideal. Women want to be as plump as Marilyn Monroe and even take weight gain pills!

The super thin is in fashion! Your collarbones and shoulder bones should stick out, you should look haggard. Role model – Kate Moss. The trend even has a name: “heroine chic”.

Big breasts, flat stomachs and slender hips are all the rage. Breast augmentation surgery is becoming the most popular. This is the era of the ideal of Victoria’s Secret models: they are tall, thin, with long legs and beautiful breasts.

Big buttocks, wide hips, a thin waist and full lips – this is what has been in fashion in recent years. Plastic surgery is booming, and on social networks, girls gladly post photos of their buttocks along with selfies. Between 2012 and 2014 alone, the demand for implants and injections increased by 58%. The inspiration behind this mania is, of course, Kim Kardashian.

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“Who tells us what is fashionable and what is not. And why do we treat our body like a fashion trend? asks the blogger to his subscribers.

Just like fashion designers, the media seeks to determine what is “in” these days, the blogger believes. On the covers of magazines, on television and on the Internet, you only see women who correspond to what is considered fashionable at the moment.

“But you can’t just change your body because it’s ‘last season,'” Cassie notes.

If you look at all the pictures in a row, it becomes clear how changeable the ideals are and how what was considered ideal until recently is already noted as “imperfections” after some time. So is it then worth worrying so much about ephemeral ideas?

“Please treat your body with love and respect and don’t follow beauty ideals,” Cassie advises everyone.

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