The journey through the decades of the 20th century offers a fascinating glimpse into how societal perceptions of the perfect ...

Hunched over her canvas in a quiet studio in Canada, Chou Tattoo (Daye Kang) meticulously etches a delicate floral design. As ...

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Chap. 1 in Globalizing Beauty: Consumerism and Body Aesthetics in the Twentieth Century, edited by Hartmut Berghoff and Thomas Kuhne, 25–40. Worlds of Consumption. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.