This Woman’s Body Was Photoshopped 18 Times in Different Countries To Examine Global Beauty Ideals
HOW DO PERCEPTIONS OF BEAUTY VARY ACROSS THE GLOBE? When the pharmacy Superdrug asked that question, they came up with a study where female graphic designers from around the world would photoshop a female form in order to make her, in their opinion, more attractive to other citizens of their country.
Here’s the original image the graphic designers started with:
Original image credit: Hugo Felix/Shutterstock.
The results? They’re fascinating. Seems like Colombia, at least, embraces women’s curves. The USA? Looking at that thigh gap, not so much…
USA
China
Colombia
UK
Venezuela
Egypt
Mexico
Argentina
Netherlands
Italy
Peru
Philippines
South Africa
Romania
Spain
Syria
Ukraine
Romania
Spain
Syria
Ukraine
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