Their photos were retouched to make them reflect the beauty standards of the time – which had been changing over this period of time. Victorian and Edwardian eras had their “influencers” as well, mainly actresses. While it’s not unusual that photos were retouched, what I find extremely interesting (but also pretty sad) is that it was done to make people fit into particular beauty standards. Of course, it was all done manually at the time by scraping off some bits of the image or adding them with a pencil or paint. Digging through the archives, Bernadette found photography books that gave precise instructions on photo editing – how to remove freckles, blemishes, and wrinkles from the skin and reshape the neck, bust areas, and waist.
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