Beauty is it only skin deep...???

[Juana]

I think when it comes to skin tone it was something to do with your standing or wealth where lighter colored skin in Asia was associated with wealth as they were not out in the fields working all day in the sun and for here the opposite where wealthy people with tans because they were often holidaying abroad.

Interesting...It was mentioned in one of the castle tours that I have been that in the past, esp during the tudor era, it was thought that the paler you were the more beautiful you were. Did you ever wonder why Elizabeth I had paler skin? It was fashionable during those times to have white skin and it's what distinguished the rich from the poor.

[Steve.r]

Interesting...It was mentioned in one of the castle tours that I have been that in the past, esp during the tudor era, it was thought that the paler you were the more beautiful you were. Did you ever wonder why Elizabeth I had paler skin? It was fashionable during those times to have white skin and it's what distinguished the rich from the poor.

I believe that Elizabeth I had such bad skin that she had to wear loads of make-up to cover all the pits, spots and warts, therefore it was adopted by the rich masses of the day.