The notion of beauty has always been in flux, shaped by culture and time. Historical attitudes toward body hair reveal a tapestry of changing perceptions. Ancient societies like Egypt and Greece saw ...

"I started to wonder why I was doing this and for who," creator and activist Queen Esie tells PEOPLE Catherine Santino is a Style Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She began as a contributor for PEOPLE in ...

As summer begins, the pressures surrounding the female body are back in full swing. Light dresses, tanned skin, and... perfectly shaved legs? Not so fast. More and more women are questioning the ...

Perceptions of body hair are rapidly evolving. Some of the biggest changes have been evidenced in film. For instance, classic representations of James Bond, portrayed by Sean Connery, Roger Moore, and ...

Today in “stories I'm writing in 2024 that could also have been major celebrity gossip in 1973” news, actor Emma Corrin has sparked controversy for posing on the cover of Harper's Bazaar with their ...

Millions of women regularly remove it. Does it have to be that way? Credit...Lisa Sorgini for The New York Times Supported by By Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff The day before Rosemary Greenwood’s first ...

Content creator and activist Queen Esie opens up to PEOPLE about why she chose to embrace her chest, leg and armpit hair In 2019, she created the Lavender Project, a self-photography project "meant to ...