BEAUTY

Bound Foot, China, 1998

Bound Foot, China, 1998

The Chinese bound their women’s feet for a thousand years, and although outlawed in 1949, the older women still bear the pain of the mutilation. Very rare to see a foot unwrapped—even husbands prefer the mystery of the tiny feet to the reality.

Miss Universe, Hawaii, 1998 Supermodels, Nice, France, 1998 Backstage, Fashion Week, London, 1999 French Icons, Nice, France, 1998 Transparent Legs, New York, 1998 Louisiana Swoop, Georgia, 1998 Pageant Child, Georgia, 1998 Pageant Baby, Georgia, 1998 Mud Boys, Papua New Guinea, 1998 Huli Wigman, Papua New Guinea, 1998 Huli Wigmen, Papua New Guinea, 1998 Mursi woman and child, Omo Valley Ethiopia, 1998 Bound Foot, China, 1998