Nowadays, slim. thin. flat tummy. s-body line body has become trend that girls will die for it. Some of the girls are even NOT fat at all but they still want to find out ways to attain their ideal body shape. There are many ways such as exercise to lose weight, eat as less as you can, taking medications, etc.
In the imperial past of China, especially Tang dynasty ( why not Han dynasty? -Tang standard of living is higher), women are probably with fat figure because fat has become a symbol of wealthy and beauty aesthetics in that era. Skinny girls are the symbolic of the poor. This also recalling me when I visit to Forbidden City in Beijing,China, imperial women's portraits that I saw are same as I mentioned above. Fat. curvy. chubby. and with Big boobs.
Buy why? After few decades, women beauty aesthetic had totally changed? I believe that there are many aspect to change someone in different way. In my opinion, Barbie doll that we played during our childhood (every girls favourite toys). They designed to be very tall, slim, with long legs and pretty.
Another aspect which I believe is from celebrities and models that we notice and observe from all kind of media; magazine, television, drama, internet, newspaper, poster, etc. We even get in touch with these media everyday so that these powerful aura of message influence us to become one of them, and desire to look like them. I found this video from youtube I'm shocked when the designer said she is big for the dress and she has a wide hips. I have no idea where is the fats on her body? This already proof that different people has different beauty aesthetics. In this Top Model (TV program), I think they set their aesthetics higher since in people's impression, model should be thin and flat.
She's big for the dress? No way!
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Research & References:
Cultureartsabc.com. (2012) Cultures/Arts: Why the Tang Dynasty,there will be fat is beautiful aesthetic? The future will occur again this aesthetic, and under what conditions?> [online] Available at: http://www.cultureartsabc.com/history-topic/69806/why-the-tang-dynasty-there-will-be-fat-is-beautiful-aesthetic-the-future-will-occur-again-this-aesthetic-and-under-what-conditions [Accessed at: 19 June 2013]
Pmsol3. (2007) East Asians, Skin Color and Eye Shape. [Image Online] Available at: http://pmsol3.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/east-asians-skin-color-and-eye-shape/ [Accessed at: 19 June 2013]
Cartoonhdwallpaper.com. (2012) Barbie cartoon colection barbie. [Image Online] Available at: http://www.cartoonshdwallpaper.com/us-cartoons/barbie-cartoon-colection-barbie/ [Accessed at: 19 June 2013]
US News Online. (2013) Models' Eat Tissues' to Stay 'Paris Thin', Says Ex-Insider. [Online] Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHSPLWbGHg4 [Accessed at: 19 June 2013]
Ikat381. (2010) Case study: eating disorders and Top Model. [Online] Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRjBEHmVFII [Accessed at: 19 June 2013]
MoroccanBrah. (2011) Males post your ideal gf's body, females post your ideal bf's body, #304. [Image Online] Available at: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=135042441&page=11 [Accessed at: 19 June 2013]
Kaya.T (2008) A Skinny Model's Body Is Not A Healthy Body. [Online] Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK4XRY5Q2zE [Accesed at: 19 June 2013]
