Twitter user @JoshTolentino created this gorgeous book filled with the different phases and faces of Filipina beauty throughout the past 60 or so years. The evolution of what we perceive as trendy or beautiful is fascinating, especially here in Metro Manila!
https://twitter.com/JoshTolentino/status/1000790359922765824
Charting the changes can seem daunting but Joshua has done it well!
The coffee-table book is actually a study about the beauty standards that were apparent from 1950 until 2017. The book contains portraits of Filipino women that exhibit some popular trends that were present in each decade; on how these women aimed to achieve such looks, in Metro Manila. [sorry my scope only covers metro manila, since the beauty practices here in the Philippines is very diverse and is dependent in each region, hahaha!]
https://twitter.com/JoshTolentino/status/1000790367766118400
Beauty Standards are time-dependent, meaning they coincide with trends. Which are temporary beauty practices that are popular over a specific time frame. Beauty standards may change due to a rising trend, a major event, or influence of a famous personality, etc.
https://twitter.com/JoshTolentino/status/1000790375961739266
Joshua conducted a series of interviews and it shows that the coinciding of trends and standards are immortalized in time depending on what is considered beautiful. And since our perspectives shift, some of these trends come and go again. This timeline shows the shifts and changes, all things we consider beautiful!
Even the cover is gorgeous. It’s lenticular print, shifting from the 50s to the present.
https://twitter.com/JoshTolentino/status/1000796635222261761
Amazing, right? Check out the rest of the thread here:
https://twitter.com/JoshTolentino/status/1000790349319569408
You can follow Josh on his social media pages here:
IG: @joshtolentino twitter: @JoshTolentino
And he’d love to credit the following people:
1950’s Makeup: Anne Pascual Hairstylist: Jeff de Guzman Model: Kyan Querijero
1960’s Makeup: Mark Igarta Hairstylist: Jeff de Guzman Model: Abby Madriaga
1970’s Makeup: Victoria Magno Hairstylist: Jeff de Guzman Model: Kim Turingan
1980’s Makeup: Victoria Magno Hairstylist: Jeff de Guzman Model: Trisha Tejada
1990’s Hair and Makeup: Ida Siasoco Model: Sophia Baino
2000-2009 Hair and Makeup: Jacque Kate Duguil Model: Melissa Creencia
2010-2017: Hair and Makeup: Jacque Kate Duguil Model: Melissa Creencia
Do you think these are beautiful? Let us know!
