If you think that the phrase "fashion victim" appeared recently, you're wrong. Women at all times, in all corners of the world have tried to bring their appearance or, conversely, to scare off over-zealous fans. Some investments in the exterior - is akin to torture. They are so strange and violent as to cause a shock.
"Lotus feet"
In ancient China, a sign and irresistible aristocracy were tiny - "lotus" feet, which, in our opinion, more like a claw.
Girls since 4 years legs tight tape up to deform the foot and prevent it from growing more than 7-10 cm. This procedure was very painful, but she had to endure the torment, to have a chance to marry.
By the way, my husband "claw" his wife has not seen - tiny shoes elegant woman did not remove even in bed.
"Naked fashion"
As part of the Empire-style fashion of the second half of the 18th century should wear only the finest chiffon or silk dresses. In the first place, so women became fashionable to imitate the ancient beauties. Secondly, in such slippery clothes lice rarely got along.
Moreover, thin woman flowing cloth moistened with water and left in such a way, even in the cold, why quickly became victims of pneumonia, which at that time did not know how to treat. To somehow tame fashion rush, French Journal de mode in 1802 recommended to the ladies to visit the cemetery in Montmartre and see how many young beauties "were killed" victims "naked fashion."
"Swan neck"
In Africa, the representatives of the tribe Kaya has a 5-year-old girl put on his neck the first 6 brass rings, and later on in life until marriage are added all the new rim.
The longer the neck, the higher status and a better chance of successfully marrying. It seems, invented this "accessory" men, as in the case of punishment for unfaithful husband has the right to remove the ring from the neck of his wife, causing her to face death.
Tattoos-smile
Daughters of Eve from the Ainu people as far back as the mid-20th century did the knife cuts at the edges of the mouth in the form of a smile, filling the wound... burnt wood ashes.
What for? Beautiful and more likely to be happy and prosperous in the afterlife.
"Saucer" in the lip
Girls from the Ethiopian tribe Mursi pulled her lower lip through a circular disc. This is a barrier to evil spirits, which can enter the body through the mouth. First 15 year old girl her mother cuts her lip and inserts tensile stick to it.
After - takes place sticks of clay or wooden plates, which eventually replaced by larger diameters.
And to "saucer" is not pressed on the lower jaw, the teeth on it... removed, leaving 2-4 cutter. By the way, remove the disc a woman can only during mealtime or bedtime.
Ugly scary tattoo
The women of the tribe apatani people considered the most beautiful of all the neighboring tribes, and not to be stolen by men from other communities, they are specifically mutilated themselves. Woman doing a tattoo all over her face - from the forehead to the chin - and inserts a special plug in the nose. View became such that outsiders avoided tribe side.
