Beauty has never been static. Over the past hundred years, the ideal face, body, and overall “look” have shifted again and again—shaped by culture, media, politics, technology, and the changing roles ...

LONDON — The Wellcome Collection is an unusual place. I mean that sincerely as a compliment. It’s a rare example of a scientific institution doing something genuinely bold and creative with its ...

I stood in my closet after having my son, feeling defeated. My favorite size 8 jeans no longer fit, and as I made the switch ...

Stepping into a spray tan booth, applying contouring makeup, or booking a salon appointment may seem like routine beauty habits. Yet, these rituals carry deeper meaning—an unspoken contract between ...

This article is part of the Future of Appearance, a collection of articles that investigates what we will look like in 20 years. Artificial intelligence-driven skincare, weight loss drugs, bioprinted ...

Lululemon, Brandy Melville and Turkish nose jobs. These are the indulgent beauty standards of Stanford’s campus. Appearances were once deemed tools of ideological assertion and individual attempts to ...