Beauty requires sacrifice and here are 30 vintage photos that prove it
For the sake of beauty, women are ready for anything! But if now they pierce their ears and do hair removal for her sake, then in the past their grandmothers and great-grandmothers went to much stranger tricks.
1926, a girl draws a seam on her leg to hide the absence of tights.
1920s, a rubber swimming mask. It was supposed to protect women's skin from the sun.
Cliftonville Beauty pageant, 1936. To ensure the impartiality of the jury, the contestants had their faces covered.
Since the tenth century in China, girls have had their feet bandaged so that the foot was small. The victims of this tradition still live today.
Breast shower, France, 1930s.
New York, 1938. Rita Percetti and Gloria Rossi are testing their portable changing rooms for women.
Hair straightening, 1964.
The destroyer of freckles, 1930s. During the experiment, it was required to close the eyes with special pads, insert filters into the nostrils and breathe for hours only through a special tube.
Advertising tapeworm as the best means for weight loss.
Miss Beautiful Eyes contest in Florida. The 1930s. The girls' faces were covered with masks, leaving only their eyes open so that the jury would not be distracted.
Ice face mask, 1931.
A special hat to protect against freckles with built-in sunglasses. 1940's.
The prototype of tanning salons is a self-tanning machine with per-minute billing, 1949.
Permanent perm, aka chemistry. Germany, 1929.
London, 1941. Due to the war in England, there is a shortage of nylon. Petroleum products are needed by the front — and as a result, the ladies were left without stockings, and sections appeared in large stores where women massively painted their legs "under tights".
Portable hair dryer, 1940s.
London, 1930. The policeman is the judge of the competition for the most beautiful ankles.
In Japan in the XVII — XIX centuries, black teeth were the main sign of beauty.
Hair dryer, 1920s.
In 1971, a bra was invented in Brussels to strengthen and enlarge the breast with the help of vibration, powered by an accumulator. In it, women were asked to go to work: the device will work, and so will the woman.
1920s. Rubber "beauty masks" to prevent wrinkles.
Wooden swimsuits, 1929.
A device for creating dimples on the face. Patented by a woman.
Snub nose straightener, 1920s.
Fruit mask, 1930s.
Chest X-ray of a woman who wore a corset (left) and a woman who did not wear it (right), 1908.
1940s: women in labor were not forbidden to smoke in maternity hospitals.
Sacrifices for Science: Measuring a Woman's Head and Face, 1933
A low voltage current is supplied to the baths. And all this is to improve blood circulation and skin color.
Outdoor mask for warmth in cold weather. Especially suitable for those who have not been helped by all of the above procedures.