Semester Project

We develop our own standards of beauty by taking cues from our families, peer group, society, and the media. The definition of what is considered beautiful varies from country to country. In America, we define beautiful as a pretty face, with bright blue eyes, and a nice thin figure.  Unique perceptions and different cultures and traditions tend to appreciate different aspects of what makes a female beautiful.

I will be looking at 10-15 different countries for my semester project by research I find in magazines and on the internet. I will also include pictures of women from each country with research on my findings on traits that are considered beautiful in that society. I will be including additional information on what is defined as beautiful in America, and how this has a negative effect on our youth. The final form of my project will be produced as a beauty magazine.

I am making this project because I think that looks are a very important, yet sensitive topic to many women. I also find it interesting how women in different countries can look so different, yet are still beautiful and unique in their own ways. This topic interested me when I stumbled upon an article that focused on women from different countries. My audience mostly pertains to women from any race.