Part 1 of a diptych. We are living in a time where people can become obsessed with fad diets, beauty trends,... Read More
Part 1 of a diptych. We are living in a time where people can become obsessed with fad diets, beauty trends, and surgery. The bar is constantly being raised and more extreme results are now the status quo. Women have used cellophane to slim their stomachs and to force themselves into a more pleasing and normalized aesthetic. So does following the trends of fashion or waist trainers mean that women are bound or freed? Are we continuing to conform to a masculine ideal of femininity, or experimenting with our own perception of self worth?