How we ALL bought into looksmaxxing: There’s nothing new about the extreme pursuit of physical perfection – just ask the contestants of The Swan

The stars were unhappy with their photos from the Vanity Fair Oscar party, it was reported after the event. The problem was the harsh lighting, the problem was the grey carpet and the grey-to-mouse coloured backdrop, the problem was the heat that broke many of the stars out in a sweat… The problem, most of all, apparently, was that they looked less than perfect. And this is bad.