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Comments by "Voryn Rosethorn" (@vorynrosethorn903) on "What Volga Tatar Women Wore in the 19th Century" video.
The clothing is beautiful. Face whitening makes sense, a pale, flushed complexion is a signal of fertility in women so it isn't surprising that it is a beauty standard in many different cultures. Ironically including in Europe historical, despite the natural complexion being fairly close to the idealised standard, especially up North. Black teeth is an interesting one, it's interesting how many cultures it turns up it, maybe something to do with status, e.g. eating food that rots the teeth. I can't really get out of my own cultural mode of finding it disconcerting. I wonder if you have read Otoyomegatari by Mori Kaoru, the Turkic clothing and jewellery depicted is quite something, and I would love to see it discussed.
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