men aren't men anymore

blibla@slrpnk.net · 2 个月前

men aren't men anymore

MyDarkestTimeline01@ani.social · 2 个月前

Pretty sure only aristocrats dressed like that.

fartsparkles@lemmy.world · 2 个月前

And wasn’t the makeup to hide chlamydia / syphilis etc?

hanrahan@piefed.social · 2 个月前

Sure and perume was becase you didn’t bathe … And yet we still use both

yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 个月前

I think it’s also for the opposite? I mean, the white face, rosy cheeks and red lips were popularized due to the romantization of tuberculosis. The guy on the left could literally have tuberculosis looking at his face.

One of the many sources: https://historycollection.com/tuberculosis-became-the-victorian-standard-of-beauty/

heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net · 2 个月前

Thanks for the lovely rabbit hole to fall into

Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works · edit-2 2 个月前

The powdered wig served the same purpose.

Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works · 2 个月前

Like all things it started with them and then gained popularity through all social classes.

juliebean@lemmy.zip · 2 个月前

and then the french revolution happened…