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Did film make models skinny?

Posted on January 21, 2015 by barbarabrownie

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Images of the ideal female figure were once voluptuous, but static. The recumbent nude lays her flesh out as if she will linger there indefinitely. Images of past century, however, have been defined by motion. A brief remark in Anne … Continue reading →

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How to Undress: Domestic advice of the 1930s

Posted on January 8, 2015 by barbarabrownie

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A 1937 domestic advice feature published in Life Magazine (15 February, pp. 41-43) contrasts descriptions of how a woman might dress unobserved with how she ought to dress in front of her husband. The article stresses the importance of rolling … Continue reading →

Posted in modesty, nudity, performance, undressing Tagged 1930s, domestic advice, Life Magazine, striptease, undressing

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