Here’s another video I came across on my Facebook timeline
that I just had to share with the class. Has anyone ever seen those ’100 Years of Beauty’ videos where different
women dress up or are made up to represent a different era of beauty in a given
country or culture? This video is like that, but the topic here is men’s bodies
in America over the years. Artist Nickolay Lamm compiled photos from the 1870s
to see how popular male body trends have changed from then to now. Looking at
the video, it is crazy to think about how our trends and attitudes toward
beauty change over the years. For example, in the 1870s, we used to glorify big
men because it meant they had more food than others, and thus more money. These
days, most men try to get the “lean and muscular” look that is so popular in
television and advertisements today. This is just a testament to how quickly
fads fade and attitudes change. Click the link to see Tech Insider’s video on
the topic:
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