Beauty trends and the fashion
world are altered season after season.
Consumers never know what will
come out next. Working in a clothing
store myself, there are many times
where I wonder what will be the next
big thing. However, not many people
think about where designers find
inspiration for their lines. Fashion
and beauty can actually be traced
back to the Greeks and Romans, from
the colors, to the fabrics and even the
style of items people still wear today.
The beauty trends or makeup that
they used is similar to how many get
ready today.
Looking into the world of
fashion, there are so many
connections to the Greeks and
Romans. This starts with the fabrics
that were available for the clothing:
wool, silk, and cotton. In today’s
industry, these fabrics are a main
component in a lot of companies,
designs, and clothing. For example, at
Pacific Sunwear, many of the carried
lines (such as Kendall and Kylie or
Lottie Moss) have many sweaters that
are wool, or tops that are cotton.
Besides the type of fabric there is also
the styles that have continued
through time. These instances occur
in loincloths, which were worn by
slaves, are our basic belts that I and
Classical Effects on
Fashion and Beauty
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many other people wear for
style, and shoes like Soleaes,
which were mainly worn around
the house. Today, you would see
Soleaes as the strappy sandals,
that are popular among teen girls.
Skincare trends are also
similar. To start, skincare for the
Greeks was olive oil, used to
beautify the skin. This is a lot like
many of the new serums with
certain vitamins that people use
to nourish the skin in the hopes of
blurred and perfected skin. There
is also the makeup aspect, which
consists of the Greeks using white
lead to paint their faces because
they believed that pale skin was a
sign of prestige and beauty.
Today, many people do use
foundation in the hopes of a
shade that matches the skin or a
bit darker. The eyes are also a
focus. Ancient people stained
them with black powders and
used charcoal, soot and ashes as
eyeliner, brow filler and
eyeshadow. Much like the
smokey eyeshadow looks with
any kind of liner with a full brow
seen in today's makeup world.
It’s interesting to see the
parallels from different places
and times in the view of fashion
and beauty. To see the trends that
have been kept the same, slightly
altered or changed entirely is an
interesting history lesson that the
world and the classics has to
offer.