The desire for non-conformity and the fight against beauty standards comes from celebrities. Following Lourdes comes Maria Ciccone, Madonna’s daughter. Virgin Casselwho, contrary to those unwritten “rules” imposed by the canons of beauty and modern society, consciously prefers not to shave armpit hair. This is evidenced by a photo that appeared in the fan account of the young model on Instagram and was taken when the daughter of Monica Belucci and Vincent Cassel (already a fashion icon of generation Z) enjoys a vacation by the sea in the company of a friend. .
Virgo Kassel News: Underarm hair is a body positivity manifesto
It’s not the first time Virgin Cassel she shows herself with underarm hair: in April last year, she appeared exactly like this in a photo shoot Nicholas Falls, where some shots show her topless.
These images of devas with unshaven armpits are a manifesto of body positivity and catalyze the conscious attitude of a young woman and her meaningful choice to face the female ideal imposed from the outside (society and the beauty industry), for which women’s armpits should be smooth and pink, like a girl’s (obviously for satisfaction of the male gaze) – and freely choose your body for him. You also can’t shave your hair. If Monica Belucci’s daughter has made such a decision, this does not mean that we should imitate her at all costs, but rather, realize the meaning that she hides.
Armpit hair: Deva Kassel chose Bodypositive
Shaved armpits are a relatively recent phenomenon: until the 1970s, before the first TV commercials for razors, women went to the beach with their hair down. It was only in the last few decades that women, first in America, then also in France, and finally in Italy, were more or less (perhaps more explicitly) asked to shave their underarm hair. It is this—this sudden and uncontrolled change in the so-called “rules of beauty,” perhaps better defined as “market strategies,” that makes us realize how important it is even today to know how beauty standards work. within our patriarchal society. To be able to freely choose everything that concerns your body: even to shave your armpits or not, as is the case with Virgin Cassel.