Comte_Hugues t1_jeepqut wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:01 PM Reply to comment by Pfeffer_Prinz in TIL in the 1920s, Coco Chanel accidentally got a tan, and helped inspire the trend of sunbathing. Soon "sunlight therapy" was prescribed for almost every ailment from fatigue to tuberculosis. Before this, tanned skin was associated with the lower classes who work outside, and fair skin was revered. by Pfeffer_Prinz Which is similar to the Coloureds of South Africa who are still separated from Whites and Blacks to this day. Permalink Parent 3
Comte_Hugues t1_jeepqut wrote
Reply to comment by Pfeffer_Prinz in TIL in the 1920s, Coco Chanel accidentally got a tan, and helped inspire the trend of sunbathing. Soon "sunlight therapy" was prescribed for almost every ailment from fatigue to tuberculosis. Before this, tanned skin was associated with the lower classes who work outside, and fair skin was revered. by Pfeffer_Prinz
Which is similar to the Coloureds of South Africa who are still separated from Whites and Blacks to this day.