Articles of category "History of tanning"

In the early days of fashion it was all about who had the whitest, fairest skin. Models didn't want to do anything to detract from the fashions they were wearing. But even centuries before, white skin was considered the epitome of beauty. Writers and poets waxed philosophic about who was the fairest of all. But times have changed. Now it's all about color! Skin tone is almost an integral part of the latest fashions. Tan skin fashion brings out the colors in fabrics. And tanning trends opt for a darker and a more burnished look!

Several centuries ago, one of the most fashionable tendencies in the sphere of beauty was a white transparent skin. Pale skin fashion reigned both among men and women. All men and women dreamt to have such skin, and in every possible way they tried to make the skin of required level of whiteness. In many fairy tales, novels and histories of that time, there is frequently a phrase describing appearance of the heroine: ?her skin looked white like milk? Whiteness of skin was one of the major components of female beauty. In pictures and frescos of painters of 16-19th centuries women with white practically transparent and pale skin were also represented.