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The Business of Beauty: How Body Ideals Made Billions

Picture flipping through a magazine or scrolling social media: a parade of flawless models and celebrities with “perfect” bodies. In this mirror, the beauty ideal is a moving target, and industries count on you chasing it. Today the global beauty and personal care market is enormous – roughly $650 billion worldwide (with skincare alone ~$180 billion …

History of Fashion: The 1930s

“In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous.” – Elsa Schiaparelli The 1930s were an explosion of innovations in fashion, despite The Great Depression and all the economic hardships that people were enduring both in America and Europe. The fashion did change its direction though. While the 1920s were about rebelling, pushing boundaries and acting all …