Exploring the life and influence of Sylvia of Hollywood, a renowned beauty expert and fitness specialist from 1881. From shaping Hollywood's beauty standards to her controversial methods, this chapter uncovers Sylvia's impactful yet complex legacy.
This 2019 episode covers Sylvia of Hollywood, famous in the 1920s and 1930s for shaping up starlets, cementing the idea that Hollywood's beauties were aspirational figures for the average woman.
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