The New York Times Magazine
24/3/2015
How ‘Flawless’ Became a Feminist Declaration. To be beautiful is to be pleasing to others, but to be ‘flawless’ is a statement of radical confidence: It means pleasing yourself.
Text by Parul Sehgal. Art direction by Jason Sfetko.
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