One of the advantages of travelling the world is that you get to know the world broadly. And one of the advantages of staying in one place is that you get to know the world deeply.
Alan MooreRead
It's funny, but certain faces seem to go in and out of style. You look at old photographs and everybody has a certain look to them, almost as if they're related. Look at pictures from ten years later and you can see that there's a new kind of face starting to predominate, and that the old faces are fading away and vanishing, never to be seen again.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Fashion trends influence perceptions of beauty over time.
This quote reflects on the transient nature of beauty and aesthetic preferences, suggesting that societal ideas of attractiveness evolve and that certain facial features become more or less desirable over time. It highlights how perceptions of individuality can be shaped by cultural trends, leading to a collective sense of what is in vogue at any given moment.
Themes
BeautyFashionTrendsPhotographsAesthetics
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a discussion about how beauty standards have evolved in fashion history.
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