khofiecloud - khofiecloud💐
khofiecloud💐

46 posts

When You Are Considering Fashion Or Beauty Standards In The World That You're Writing, Remember That

When you are considering fashion or beauty standards in the world that you're writing, remember that beauty and fashion standards are totally context-dependent, change quickly, and are often fairly arbitrary.

I think about eyebrows. We went in the U.S. from wanting pencil thin eyebrows to wanting thick eyebrows in my lifetime--which means that I went from my eyebrows being "manly" to them not being without actually doing anything.

If thin is beautiful in the world you're writing--why? If lighter skin is beautiful in the world you're writing--why? If straight hair is beautiful in the world you're writing--why? If showing more or less skin is beautiful in the world you're writing--why?

So consider the rest of the world that you're writing in. If certain fabrics are rare, those might be seen as more fashionable simply becuase there is a scarcity of them. If it's a world where being a farmer or outdoor laborer is seen as patriotic or virtuous, maybe being tanned, callused, or muscular is seen as beautiful for everyone.

But also a lot of our beauty standards have racist origins. Colorism in a lot of countries is a direct result of European imperialism. In some Western countries there is a preference for small noses and a dislike of larger noses that are often associated with, among other groups, the Jewish community. Enemy groups are often viewed as less desirable, and so people with associated features are often viewed as less beautiful.

At the same time, you have views on things like eyebrows and blush placement and bangs and peplums and high-waisted pants and jewelry and piercings and tattoos that are frequently changing based on a whole host of cultural reasons.

There are a lot of ways that you can go with fashion and beauty in your worldbuilding, but sticking with the beauty standards of the world you're writing in often ends up feeling out of place in the story.

  • ecrivaine-musings
    ecrivaine-musings reblogged this · 3 months ago
  • superstrijder00
    superstrijder00 reblogged this · 3 months ago
  • marlovestrees
    marlovestrees reblogged this · 3 months ago
  • lillianlilie
    lillianlilie reblogged this · 3 months ago
  • lillianlilie
    lillianlilie liked this · 3 months ago
  • vicshush
    vicshush liked this · 3 months ago
  • mmaurysiek
    mmaurysiek reblogged this · 3 months ago
  • rainingracco0ns
    rainingracco0ns liked this · 3 months ago
  • frapperition
    frapperition liked this · 3 months ago
  • theunintentionallyawesomeone
    theunintentionallyawesomeone reblogged this · 3 months ago
  • n1ghtmeri
    n1ghtmeri liked this · 3 months ago
  • chaoticwritingkirbybakery
    chaoticwritingkirbybakery reblogged this · 3 months ago
  • ihaveaskeleton
    ihaveaskeleton liked this · 3 months ago
  • idolatriia
    idolatriia liked this · 3 months ago
  • bifca
    bifca reblogged this · 3 months ago
  • nonesensed
    nonesensed reblogged this · 3 months ago
  • kat-likes-writing
    kat-likes-writing liked this · 3 months ago
  • starsmyloves
    starsmyloves liked this · 3 months ago
  • undeadrottingcorpse
    undeadrottingcorpse liked this · 3 months ago
  • celestial-tapir
    celestial-tapir reblogged this · 4 months ago
  • saetheglitternado
    saetheglitternado liked this · 4 months ago
  • gwenifaere
    gwenifaere reblogged this · 4 months ago
  • akwriter
    akwriter liked this · 4 months ago
  • mx-maverick
    mx-maverick reblogged this · 4 months ago
  • wolfofgallifrey
    wolfofgallifrey reblogged this · 4 months ago
  • random-autie-fangirl
    random-autie-fangirl reblogged this · 4 months ago
  • queerjaythebluejay
    queerjaythebluejay liked this · 4 months ago
  • katrinafaire
    katrinafaire reblogged this · 4 months ago
  • amaiguri
    amaiguri liked this · 4 months ago
  • iamanepeolatrist
    iamanepeolatrist reblogged this · 4 months ago
  • llewellynz
    llewellynz reblogged this · 4 months ago
  • llewellynz
    llewellynz liked this · 4 months ago
  • zantarna
    zantarna reblogged this · 4 months ago
  • chelonianmobile
    chelonianmobile liked this · 4 months ago
  • latetobookclub
    latetobookclub reblogged this · 4 months ago
  • windypenguin
    windypenguin reblogged this · 4 months ago
  • windypenguin
    windypenguin liked this · 4 months ago
  • memetrash-coyote
    memetrash-coyote reblogged this · 4 months ago
  • elizaisthetruehero
    elizaisthetruehero reblogged this · 4 months ago
  • tasmanienerin
    tasmanienerin liked this · 4 months ago
  • hxunter
    hxunter liked this · 4 months ago
  • beefsaladthethirtythird
    beefsaladthethirtythird reblogged this · 4 months ago
  • beefsaladthethirtythird
    beefsaladthethirtythird liked this · 4 months ago
  • beingatoaster
    beingatoaster reblogged this · 4 months ago
  • mercurymiscellany
    mercurymiscellany liked this · 4 months ago
  • myheartbelongstogilbertblythe
    myheartbelongstogilbertblythe liked this · 4 months ago
  • aquitainequeen
    aquitainequeen liked this · 4 months ago
  • vesper-roux
    vesper-roux reblogged this · 4 months ago
  • kiera-raelyn
    kiera-raelyn liked this · 4 months ago

More Posts from Khofiecloud

4 months ago

Worst pain

Worst Pain
4 months ago

URGENT HELP🚨🚨🚨🍉🇵🇸

Hello,

How do you do ? I hope to be in a good condition.

This is my special campaign

We hope to help us by donating or sharing to others.

Every donation makes a different even if it a small.

As you know, the war began on October 7 and lasted ten months. During this period, we were unable to obtain food, drink, or treatment because we did not have money.

There is no source of income for the family at the present time, so we are unable to buy food, clean water, and medicine, especially after we are afflicted with the ongoing infectious diseases spread in the north like Hepatitis C disease.

Our house has been damaged a lot since the beginning of the war. We are from the north of Gaza and we are still in the north and have not displaced to the south. We displaced 10 times from place to another seeking to safety .

We hope for your help and support, even if only a little.🙏🙏

Vetted By Femme intifada on telegram.

This is the link if you would to read our story well 👇👇

https://gofund.me/4e896ac1

Thank you all

Hello! I'm so sorry for your situation. Unfortunately, I can't donate because I'm a minor, but I'll do my best to share.


Tags :
4 months ago

You will not use AI to get ideas for your story. You will lie on the floor and have wretched visions like god intended

3 months ago

I am Dr. Imtithal, living in the besieged northern Gaza Strip. For 11 months, we have lost our lives. We have lost everything. I have lost my brother, my home, our money, our source of livelihood, my profession as a dentist, and all our memories. Our lives have become difficult. We cannot obtain the necessities of life, such as water, food, medicine, and shelter. We live a difficult life in a school as a shelter for us after we lost our home. We cannot obtain a clean life and we suffer from the spread of diseases. Every so often we are displaced. We cannot settle in a place because of the intensity of the bombing. I hope you can help me so that I can protect my family, which consists of 35 people, most of whom are children...

Hello. Unfortunately I can't donate as I'm a minor, but I'll do my best to share. I hope you and your family will get the funding you need to get out soon and safely


Tags :