@ a Loss for Word...Fashion Ideals it is!

Okay, you guys basically covered everything I wanted to say about Kate. She’s an awesome speaker!

So I was having a really hard time figuring out what to write about this week so I’ll work from a quote I used in my research paper.

“From the mid-eighteenth century there was a gradual loosening of underclothing, culminating in the complete abandonment of stays in favour of the “Grecian” or “Classical” look. [..] But from the 1820s the waist again began to feature. By the 1830s, aided by invention of the metal eyelet which allowed greater force to be exerted, the era of tightlacing had arrived. Until the late 1890s, almost continuous and severe construction was edict of fashion”

This quote is a clearly depiction of fashion trends and how the come and go in our society, often leaving their mark behind. From the Elizabethan era to, as the quote states, the mid 1700s corsets and unnatural figures and bodily ideals were in. For about 70 years leading up to the 1820s the “Grecian” natural look was fashionable. Then from the 1820s to the turn of the century corsets were back and more extreme then before. Up until the Great Depression stick thin was in, think of the flappers. Finally natural and curvy made a comeback until the mod era of Twiggy in the 1960s. Since then we’ve been in the super thin waif era. What’s next for the female body ideal? Are we to continue our centuries old rollercoaster ride between natural and extremes, or is something different in store? I don’t know about you, but I feel a change coming with the BMI regulations coming about in Europe I think its only time until the waif are out of style. In essence it just bothers me how we all try to be this ideal instead of being ourselves.