From 1900 to today --- this is how male beauty standards have changed
Thinking about how fashion has changed over the years, we almost immediately think of images that mainly concern the female world of fashion --- clothing, hairstyles, and makeup ... Nevertheless, taking a look at the world of male fashion can be a way to understand how the concept of aesthetic beauty has changed over the years!
Today, perhaps as never before, among other things, men seem to feel free to take care of their bodies and their appearance, feeling less influenced by the judgment of others. In fact, we see men being more daring both in the way of dressing and, also in physical appearance such as perhaps, choosing to grow a beard.
With this brief photographic exposition, we want to give you an idea of how the concept of the beauty of the "ideal" male form has changed in the last hundred years.
1900 --- The image of the first modern bodybuilder, Eugen Sandow, represented an ideal of an unusual but much-appreciated beauty.
1910 --- The elegance of the wealthy man was the model to which every man would have liked to imitate.
In the Roaring Twenties, the ladies man and heartthrob Rodolfo Valentino, with his magnetic and mysterious gaze, was the idol of all the girls and women!
In the 1930s, the charming Clark Gable was a tremendous hit with his bold and sexy mustache.
1940 --- During WWII, Gregory Peck in his pilot flight suit represented the concept of a serious and brave man engaged in the war.
In the fifties, the figure of Elvis Presley revolutionized everything! His bold and sensual beauty was something that had never been seen before.
At the same time, the rebellious image of Marlon Brando in the film "The Wild One", anticipated the aesthetic standards that would be established in the following decade.
With his blue eyes and a tanned and lean but athletic body, it is Alain Delon's beauty that is popular in the legendary Sixties.
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But the long hair and the bold attitude of Jim Morrison certainly did not go unnoticed!
While some were wearing bell-bottoms, Arnold Schwarzenegger was reviving the popolarity of bodybuilding in the 1970s.
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1980 --- David Hasselhoff, the most beloved lifeguard in the world was the ideal of male beauty par excellence!
In the following decade, the ideal male beauty returned to preferring more transgressive men, especially thanks to the massive success of American grunge bands.
In the year 2000 --- the tattooed but neat-looking football player is the reference point for many men.
In the 2010s , the ideal male beauty is manifested in the popularity of the casual chic style, better if combined with a pair of trendy eyeglasses! But...
... Let's not forget the trending "muscular Viking" --- a very masculine style of beauty!
