1. Body Image
Fashion designer, Paul Poiret, developed the famous "flapper" look, which exposed the arms and the legs. ... In 1967 London's Carnaby Street arrived upon the US fashion scene with the arrival of, Twiggy, the British fashion model. True to her name, Twiggy weighed ninety one pounds on a five foot seven frame.This new image caused a tremendous transformation in the fashion world. ... Unfortunately, thinness has not only come to represent attractiveness, but also to symbolize success, self-control and higher socioeconomic statusd the size of the weight loss industry for 1994 at $32,680 billi...
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