Does Recession Equal Curves?
Could a down economy lead to more realistic women—more curves, fewer acutely angled collarbones—in our media? Some recent research suggests that times of abundance lead to a glorification of skinniness, while times of unease about money and job security lead to a comeback of curves.
Original Content | September 18, 2009
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After the stock market crash of 1929, the United States and the world plunged into the Great Depression—unemployment, bread lines, food shortages. A major sex symbol of that era? The voluptuous Mae West.
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