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Lablache Face Powder Advertisement
This is an advertisement for Lablache Face Powder, a Ben Levy Company product, a French perfumery from Boston, Massachusetts, produced in the early 20th century. The ad is decorated with floral borders and a woman's profile portrait; it projects…
Baro't Saya
This is a photo of a Filipina family friend wearing a more contemporary version of the national dress of The Philippines known as the baro't saya. A version of the baro't saya existed before Spanish colonization first started in the Philippines in…
Tags: Beauty Standards, body image, Colonial influence, cultural identity, Early 20th Century, Eurocentric beauty, femininity, Filipiniana, Gender Roles, idealized femininity, mestiza beauty, modesty, Nationalism, purity, respectability, social class, traditional fashion, Westernization, women in media
Clip from The Substance (22 seconds)
A 22-second clip from Coralie Fargeat's 2024 film The Substance, with the main character in the midst of mental collapse. She is accosting her older self in a state of obvious distress and desperation, suggesting how much she detests how she appears…
Tags: Aging, Beauty Standards, Body Dysmorphia, Body Horror, Coralie Fargeat, Cosmetic Culture, Experimental Drug, Female Desperation, Feminist Film, Gender & Identity, Hollywood Ageism, Horror Cinema, Media Critique, Mental Health, Patriarchy, Psychological Breakdown, Self-Perception, Surrealism in Film, Visual Metaphor, Youth Obsession
