In fashion, we know trends come and go, but those same trends shouldn’t apply to our bodies, right? Well, as it turns out, what we consider “ideal” or “beautiful” has changed dramatically over time.
One Instagram influencer wanted to prove this point by photoshopping her body to match the ideal body from different eras. She realized an important message about self-love in the process of making these photos.
Cassey Ho is an Instagram influencer and fitness model.
Her Instagram account, @blogilates has over 1.5 million followers!
Casey’s stance against diet-culture is super inspiring and offers a fresh take on nutrition and mindful eating!
Even though Cassey is serious about fitness, she still likes to have fun.
She often posts funny comics or relatable memes about working out. This comic about tushies made me LOL!
She is also the founder of POPFLEX active wear which makes awesome atheltic wear for all shapes and sizes.
Recently, Cassey posted a series of photos to spread a body positive message.
She photo shopped her body to match the ideal standard of beauty in different eras.
The Renaissance embraced fuller figures with cellulite on display. It seems body positive but the truth is, looking rounder was a symbol of wealth.
The 1920s said, “Goodbye,” to curves,
In this photo depicting the ideal of 1920s, straight “boyish” bodies were in. No curves here, folks!
Things changed dramatically in the 1950s.
Inspired by Marylin Monroe, fuller, hourglass figures were in. Cassey modified her body to try and match Elizabeth Taylor’s 36-21-36 measurments.
A new era, a new body in the 1990s.
The 1990s were the age of stick-thin supermodels (think Kate Moss) and women felt pressured to drop as much weight as possible. Cassey wrote that this body type was described as “heroin chic.” Yikes.
Remember the “thigh gap”?
Instagram has influenced our beauty perceptions of the present day.
Thanks to Instagram and celebrities like the Kardashians, everyone is trying to rock a big booty and tiny waist. Cassey wrote that the demand for butt injections has surged in recent years because of Instagram.
The real Cassey.
After completing this experiment, Cassey said it made her realize how much she loved her own body.
She concluded, “This is such an important message. No matter what the current trends of the day are, we should try to strive to love ourselves as we are!”
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“Sure I’ve got a small butt, small boobs, a soft belly, and hip dips, but I’ve also got powerful legs, strong shoulders, and a figure that is all mine – unlike anyone else’s,” she said.
“My question to all of us women is this: Why do we treat our bodies like we treat fashion? Who’s telling us what’s in and what’s out?”
