“Where Have All the Cheeks in Hollywood Gone?”

From Svenska Dagbladet, we observe a peculiar and perhaps unsettling trend emerging from the heart of Hollywood's relentless pursuit of youth: the vanishing cheek. Our cultural commentator, Joanna Gorécka, poses the poignant question, "Where have all the cheeks gone?" She notes a startling transformation on red carpets around 2023, where figures began appearing with faces characterized by an inward-hollowed look, disturbingly akin to the gaunt visages of consumptive children in Dutch Old Masters paintings.

This aesthetic, which seems to prioritize a sculpted, almost skeletal definition over youthful plumpness, raises questions about the evolving standards of beauty in a city obsessed with eternal youth. It's a paradox: in the quest to appear eternally young, are individuals in Hollywood inadvertently adopting an appearance associated with illness and frailty? The article suggests a move away from the fuller, more rounded faces previously associated with vitality and a turn towards a more angular, hollowed aesthetic.

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Vart tog alla kinder i Hollywood vägen?

This phenomenon is uniquely interesting from a Swedish perspective, where perhaps a more naturalistic approach to beauty is often valued, or at least, the extreme pursuit of artificiality is viewed with a degree of skepticism. While international coverage might focus on the specific procedures or celebrity endorsements, our focus is on the broader cultural implications and the unsettling visual shift. It prompts a reflection on what constitutes 'youthful' and whether this new trend, prioritizing hollowness over fullness, truly reflects a desirable state or a concerning deviation from natural human appearance. The question remains: what message does this send about our perception of health, age, and beauty?

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Omkring 2023 började Hollywoods röda mattor krylla av gestalter med den sortens inåtvridna ansikten som man annars mest ser hos grå, döende tuberkulosbarn i holländska målningar.