It is time for beauty standards in Nepal to get a makeover
Image by Karolina Grabowska from Pixabay As a child of the 90s, Bollywood was a popular source of entertainment for Nepali girls. The leading actors of that time had established 36-24-36 as the ideal body size, and girls like us aspired to fit that mould. As time passed, beauty standards and fashion models have become slimmer with smaller measurements for busts, waists, hips, and dress sizes while their waist-to-hip ratios have remained consistent. However, the average woman’s waist and dress size have increased. Then, the portrayal of beauty in media is problematic as it focuses on unrealistic beauty standards, which has played a negative role in the life of everyday men and women. The beauty standards seriously need a makeover. Imposed beauty standards: A personal experience The idealised beauty standards that are imposed on us can cause aesthetic trauma , a type of distress related to one’s appearance. Such standards can make one feel inadequate simply because they do not ad...