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What is beauty?

What is beauty? . Beauty is an idea. Everybody's idea of beauty is unique. Beauty is a function of culture also. What is ideal beauty? We see it everywhere, from paintings, to magazines to TV. Ideals evolve over time, or they can get stuck in a permanent loop.

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What is beauty?

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  1. What is beauty?

  2. Beauty is an idea. • Everybody's idea of beauty is unique. • Beauty is a function of culture also. • What is ideal beauty? We see it everywhere, from paintings, to magazines to TV. • Ideals evolve over time, or they can get stuck in a permanent loop. • It seems like beauty is all about trying to live up to an ideal.

  3. Aesthetic Refers to someone's personal idea of what is beautiful.

  4. Beauty in art

  5. The Perfect Woman

  6. Money • Historically, looks that implied wealth and status were equated with beauty • Looks that were identified with working-class or poor people were thought to be less beautiful. • As society has evolved, so have the physical traits associated with richness and poorness. This results in a turnaround of beauty ideals. • Example: Skin tone. Approx. 80 years ago, it was more fashionable to be “white.” • By the 1920's more people started spending their workdays indoors in factories, offices etc. Rich people began taking vacations to the beaches, making a suntan the mark of the lady leisure.

  7. Economic Conditions Historically, larger (well-fed) bodies types were the ideal. Now, the wealthy person can show their status by their ability to spend time and money keeping themselves fit

  8. And now on to fashion and color…

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