We’ve all seen those evolution of beauty videos.
A beauty blogger, make up artist etc transforms themselves into the “key” looks of various eras to demonstrate the superficial icons of that time. It’s an enjoyable glimpse into by gone eras and styles.
For costume designer Domowa Kostiumologia however, the videos quickly grew tired and she yearned for something more than a superficial glance at historical women.
Inspired by a desire to represent the real women in history, Domowa researched the facts about women’s roles in historical societies.
She says “To be frank, it was supposed to be just another "Beauty Through The Decades" video. I saw lots of them already, but they all have seemed to show beauty standards in a very stereotypical and pop-culture way, so I wanted to do a more historically accurate one.
As I was doing some research, I became more and more aware that beautiful faces and fashion we see on the photos, ads and fashion plates are just an idealistic version of reality”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t__RhUyZMDM
