From rib-crushing corsets to heroin chic—we rank history’s most absurd beauty demands (and the women who said ‘hell no’). Think today’s beauty standards are toxic? Honey, you haven’t met the 16th-century ‘spine stretcher’ or the 1920s ‘banana diet’ cult. Let’s time-travel through the most ludicrous body trends—and celebrate the rebels who burned the rulebook. 1. …
