L’Age de la Beauté
Quand arrêtons-nous d’être jeunes? Est-ce que nous arrêtons d’être belles une fois que nous ne sommes plus jeunes?
Est-ce que notre concept de la beauté change quand nous grandissons ? Est-ce que nous avions envie de ressembler à nos poupées quand nous étions jeunes, à des punks rebelles pendant notre adolescence et à des femmes d’affaires une fois entrées dans le monde du travail, et ainsi de suite?
L’Age de la Beauté: Histoires à lire
J’ai 22 ans par Fanny Allié - France (film)
Regardez l’exploration des artifices féminins de grands-mères par Fanny Allié. Est-ce qu’on peut être sexy à 60 ans comme on l’était à 22 ans ?
À propos de mes soeurs par Ellie Brown - USA (photographie)
Explorez le passage de l’enfance à l’adolescence à travers cette série de photos qui examinent le langage corporel, les interactions sociales et les rituels de beauté des jeunes filles.
Qu’est-il arrivé à ma jeunesse? par Coryse Borg - Malte (essai)
Est-ce que nos produits pour la peau et pour les cheveux dominent plus qu’un simple espace sur une étagère quand nous passons le cap des 30 ans ?
Lisez ces histories et bien d’autres. Quelle est votre idée de la beauté?
Rejoignez la conversation.
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In Egypt today, I see many women with a more conservative sense of dress and beauty, quite unlike the time of my grandmother.
As I look back at her pictures and I see a beautiful lady who carried herself with grace and elegance. Her beauty rituals included visits to the salon every Tuesday for her weekly hairstyling, pedicure and manicure and perusing fashion magazines from Paris.
She wore bare back dresses in vibrant colors and prints, evening gowns to concerts and high heels designed and fitted by Pierre Clouvas. The Golden Age of Egypt seems a world removed from today. Now, due to religious and social conservatism, beauty seems to be hidden.
What are the changes in beauty that you see around you?
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Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 4:45 AM
The stories told are beautiful and true. Reading each writer's perspective on their definition of beauty, how they see themselves and the world around them is a revelation to physical ideals and not mental acceptances. I found striking the bicycle story, the rich and healthy curves referred to by Karima Hana, and Lloyd's significant other. How we view ourselves and once we face the mirror we can become either traumatized or simply motivated to be better. Are we always striving for better, and at what cost? |
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Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 4:33 AM
Beauty is not only skin deep. It is not only physical appearance that counts what is more important is the other facets of beauty that has to do with ones behaviour and interaction with fellow man.Beauty to me is when we love for others what we love for ourselves ! |
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Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 2:57 AM
hello everyone
last night i got on my exercise bike which i put in my spacious bathroom.
i started my work out and usally i dont but just happened to glance in th mirror.
goodness i was shocked. tahts what i looked like in motion....yikes!!!!!
i know i'm curvy but fo the love of God what is that???
Insecurities oured out thn a small voice in my head siad...tut its ok thats why you working out...i did an extra fifteen minutes on the bike.
i usually find myself around good looking peple.
is it to make myself feel better about my insecurities "look wise" ? |
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Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 9:51 PM
Greetings,
I turned 52 this past August, I don't look my age, my hair has been thinning since I have been in my 40s, it's tough to get some of the weight off of my stomach but it is as it is. I love being in my 50s, I still find it hard to believe that I am in my 50s, I just got my Final divorce papers from my 2nd wife which I never thought would happen to me again, being divorced 2x but you go forward.
As silly as I felt for doing this, I put myself on the Net to meet women, I have met one in particular, she is 55, caucasian, she lookes older than me, she has gorgeous blue eyes, a few curves as to be expected but we love each others' company, and we gel really well with each other.
I think it is sad and a shame that here in the US it's all about being thin and looking young, for some that is fine and even my new date dyes her hair because she says she just can't let it go grey, she is too vain for that. Perhaps it is different for men because like I said, I accept the weight gain, the thinning of the hair and though I don't look my age I am 52. And unlike most men when I chose to put myself on the singles web site, I made sure that I put in that I am looking for women my age.
Be proud of your age as we continue to get old because as the old 60s song goes 'Beauty is only skin Deep', isn't that the truth? Enjoy life, enjoy who you are and your age, be yourself.
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Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 8:13 PM
Beauty is all an individual thing. It's who we are, who has influenced us, what what we saw and what attracted us the most while growing up. This can be a large contributing factor in how we individually define beauty. Beauty may be based on one's orientation as a child growing up or as an adult. It's what we see, read and hear. When I was growing up, I saw my mother took the time to make her whole image presentation very beautiful. Beautiful groomed hair, clear and smooth make up, very well ironed dress, polished shoes, a very delightful smile and a approachable kind aura. From that image, beauty impression became evident to my young mind, that "Beauty may be defined, as taking the time and pride in who we are to make us "WHOLE". It's about being Beautiful in Mind, Body and Soul. And the best part of all, Beauty is when we have mastered the art of building quality "RELATIONSHIP" with our GOD, Family, Relatives, people we work with and people in general. That to me is real "BEAUTY" Radiance and Power inside out. |
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Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 7:32 PM
The changes in beauty are also related to our culture even though today we are influenced by "the Western icone of beauty", very thin, tall, flat stomach.., I am 34 and I still believe that each culture has its beauty, I came from a bi-culture where it is wonderful to have curves, to enjoy food and stay healthy, of course things are changing with the new generations but I still believe that women need to take care of themselves without necessary torture themselves. My point is: beauty comes from the inside, you can look good but not feel good! |
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Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 7:13 PM
Here in the Philippines, beauty is a MAJOR issue not only for women but for men as well. The continous evolution and discoveries of beauty products and technology has been the main page of the newspapers and beauty magazines. I am not against it per se but its becoming a fad and I am culturally shocked with its effect. Filipinas are becoming somebody else, imitating and somehow adopting other country's culture. Beauty is becoming more of the physical nowadays... Getting too conscious on how they look trigerred women to compare themselves to celebrities and fashion models and making themselves feel more insecure. I just hope more women see real beauty is being simple. Good character and perception is also a main ingredient.... |
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Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 4:32 PM
There are 4 thing in life that we can be beautiful in our physical appearance, intellectually, emotinally and spiritually. The sad thing is most people just try only to be physically beautiful. Tell me what good is beauty if you are not wise or you cannot get along with people. Take for example a guitar, one may have the most beautiful guitar in the world but if you do not know how to play it then you play the ugliest music. No one would want to hear you play the guitar. As I highlighted before you can be beautiful physically, intellectually, emotionally and spiritually. And of these 4 forms of beauty only one does not survive in old age: Physical Beauty. So why then do we focus so much on something that will not last till the end? |
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Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 2:57 PM
What truly worries me is the thinking that all women want to be pencil thin and a size two. What are we teaching our daughters and grand-daughters ? To me what makes a woman beautiful is her spirit. That is the inner light and self confidence we all have. without that all the make-up in the world will do little to no good. I have never really been one for alot of make-up. In the past I had little choice but to wear it as I was in the public eye and made appearances in the media. I had been through the military and we all had to attend classes in putting on make up..[lest we all look like clowns in uniform]. Now at my age, I know what it can do for a complexion..but why ? If that is what the world bases its acceptance of others on is their looks....thanks but I'll stay home that day. |
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Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 1:29 PM
Dear Aida,
To me "Beauty" is all about how we see us self. If you are strong enough and dont worry about the fake images of created pretty people in magazines, what you believe about yourself will reflect in the way you look. I believe I am forever young so therefore I am and I know its shows in everything I do. My number as my very young husband calls it on my birth certificate says 57 but I dont believe that, so therefore I am not. :) You are what you think you are and so if you want another image because you dont like the one you have, changing it in your mind is what needs to happen. Also the trash magazines kind of do the job for the fashion magazines by putting the reality pictures of actors and models with cellulite right n their front pages. I mean even teenagers that has half a brain today knows that most of those photo's in the magazines are all touched up, they are not real. We just have to keep reminding our children and their children than everyone is beautyful in their own way. Jytte (Yuta) |
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Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 12:14 PM
Fanny, how exciting to hear from France! I guess right angles and tidy piles are a universal problem. Unfortunately for you, per your very young-looking photo, the organizational problem only gets worse. Thanks for responding! |
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Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 11:14 AM
Dear Kelly,
Your text about "organization" was really funny ! I can recognize myself a little bit... |
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Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 7:53 AM
I am middle-aged, and I invite even the young women to check out the blog that I write with my sister. These are regular irreverent observations about mid life and how things differ in the ways we see our world. We still have a sense of humor and hope you do too! http://midlifegals.blogspot.com |
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Posted on Monday, September 17, 2007 9:40 PM
My mother modeled in new york city, so, I grew up reading Vogue. However, my mother found a way to help me appreciate the art of the model, the photography, the fashion; which, in a way, defines our culture.
I agree in putting away the fashion magazines to a point, but creating a more healthy knowledge is to plant a better seed. |
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Posted on Monday, September 17, 2007 10:33 AM
Dear Aida,
I think this issue is not only specific to France but to western countries in general like the US, where I currently live.
There is a fear related to elders because they remind people of their own aging and by extension, their own death. |
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Posted on Monday, September 17, 2007 9:21 AM
Andrea Aragón's photography in "Super Blond," reminds me of the famous U.S. study in the 1940's. African-American psychologists Mamie and Kenneth Clark asked Black children a series of questions about a pair of dolls, which were identical except for their skin color. The children overwhelmingly preferred to play with the white doll. They more frequently attributed words such as "good" and "pretty" to the white doll and "bad" and "ugly" to the black one.
In 2006, teenage film maker Kiri Davis recreated the study in her film, "A Girl Like Me" (7 min). She found identical results in the children she interviewed.
As children, we are so susceptible to the images and stereotypes around us. Despite all the resistance related to identity and racism over the past 60 years, there is still so much to overcome. What gives me hope is that there are artists, discussions and projects like Imagining Ourselves that are keeping these issues at the forefront of our minds. |
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Posted on Sunday, September 16, 2007 9:59 AM
The beauty of avoiding media stereotypes is that we get to decide for ourselves what we define as beautiful. Ellie, what do you think the media should do in order to improve on the confinements they create on women's appearances in your social context? |
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Posted on Sunday, September 16, 2007 9:56 AM
Dear Fanny. I found your comment interesting especially with the ending on the French society demanding a young feminine look at all costs and as for old women, they are not allowed to be seductive or seduced. Could you elaborate more on that? |
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Posted on Saturday, September 15, 2007 4:36 PM
When I see my grandmother, I can see myself in 60 years. I don't feel any fear of aging and being out of the norms that the society impose.
Her beauty goes through time, the real beauty is for me, to be able to find a balance with yourself, if you are 25 or 85.
In our society of staying young at all costs, old women are not allowed to be seductive or being seduced.
www.youtube.com/fannyallie |
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Posted on Saturday, September 15, 2007 9:54 AM
My deepest concen at this point is how oblivious girls and women are to how they are marketing targets as well as the strong impact media is having on their self-esteem. I found for myself that when I stopped watching TV and reading women's magazines my self-esteem became rock solid because I could just look at myself and my stregnths instead of comparing myself to the unattainable image of what a woman should be.
www.elliebrown.com |
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