The idealised look and the desired body shape keep changing with time. From being muscular to maintaining a certain proportion, female body stereotypes keep changing. A leaner physique with small buttocks seems to be the new desired body type for females – it is dominating the social media feeds and shaping the new body trend.
According to the annual report by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the new body trend was named the ballet body. This new body trend seems to be fueled by the rise of the blockbuster GLP-1 drugs, including Ozempic and Wegovy. However, this has started to concern scholars, culture-watchers and health experts as cosmetic surgery and weight loss drugs are available to only a few with the right resources.
ALSO READ: Is body positivity out of fashion? What is ballet body? Steven Williams, President, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, in an interview with The Washington Post, said that the last decade has been all about more curves and women embracing them. However, the new body trend has taken a sudden turn to being slimmer. Women have started showing more preference in surgically sculpted smaller breasts and buttocks.
ALSO READ: Bye-bye body positivity, hello heroin chic: Are Ozempic and Y2K nostalgia the end of body positivity? Why is ballet body trending? Phoebe Apeagyei, a senior lecturer of fashion technology and doctoral research lead at Manchester Metropolitan University told The Washington Post that the ballet body is a combination of i.
