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Venus Lost in Paris As Modern Beauty Evolves
A French literary editor laments the vanished Venus type in Paris as modern women grow lean and athletic. Experts trace the shift to women’s roles in business and sport, noting the old rounded form has given way to sinewy, slim shapes in art and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Jean Vignaud
Petit Parisien
M. Vignaud
Velasquez
Rubens
Venus
Vignaud
Paris
M. Vignand
Maurice de Valefie
M. de Valefie
Joan of Arc
Venusberg
Fragonard
Boucher
Ingres
Walerie
Love