Form & Taste

Beauty Standards

3 articles

A diverse group of women of different ages confidently posing together, celebrating beauty across generations and challenging ageist beauty standards.
Beauty

The Cost of Ageism: Why Beauty Standards Must Evolve

By 2030, over one billion people globally will be aged 60 or older.

Sofia Mendes·September 1, 2026
A young man intently studying his facial features in a mirror, symbolizing the rise of high-maintenance aesthetic routines among men.
Beauty

Men's Aesthetic Routines Are Becoming High-Maintenance, Challenging Gender Norms

Online guides for looksmaxxing now instruct young men to quantify their facial features using precise metrics like 'canthal tilt' and facial symmetry, pushing them towards an unattainable ideal of aes

Sofia Mendes·August 24, 2026
Diverse models walk a futuristic runway against the Los Angeles skyline at dusk, symbolizing Victoria's Secret's 2026 fashion show and its new direction.
Fashion

Victoria's Secret fashion show heads to Los Angeles in 2026

Victoria's Secret, once defined by exclusive supermodels, now seeks new faces from Simon Malls nationwide for its 2026 Los Angeles fashion show.

Adrianne Cole·July 17, 2026