Technology and the rise of beauty influencers have profoundly reshaped our concept of the “ideal” female body, with airbrushing, endless filters, and artificial intelligence playing an irreversible influence.
“Social media and digital manipulation have played a significant role in shapingbeauty standards, with influencers and celebrities influencing perceptions of beauty. If you think of reality stars today, there is a common look, almost AI,” Surgeon Mark Solomos, MD, told theDaily Mail.
Kim Kardashian has an undeniable influence on body image and beauty trends, shaping the self-perception of impressionable youngsters
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Today, Gen Z aspires to achieve the “slim-thick” body ideal, a look that theKeeping Up With the Kardashiansstar has popularized through a combination of digital manipulation andwaist-slimming techniques.
The SKIMS founder has mastered digital manipulation and the art of choosing from endless filters, which are shaping the beauty landscape today
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“The choice for big over inflated lips, big eyes, strong eyebrows, tiny waist, full yet not overly large breasts, larger bottoms seems to be a ‘look’ manygeneration Zaspire to have, if you then throw in filters, airbrushing and Photoshop, then the look appears to be very similar,” Mark said about the digital manipulation.
In addition to a strict fitness regimen and cosmetic procedures, celebrities like theSKIMS founderare known to use waist trainers, which are tight-fitting corsets worn for extended periods to help shape the midsection into a narrower waist.
“She’s influenced the plastic surgery industry. She’s influenced makeup, makeup artists, what’s trendy, what’s cool right now to wear,” said one social media influencer
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