The Nose-Clamp Era: How Wartime Beauty Pressures Birthed Bizarre Cosmetic Devices
A Forgotten Chapter in Beauty: Nose-Shaping Tools of the 20th Century In the dusty pages of cosmetic history lies a strange, almost surreal invention: a metal clamp designed to reshape your nose while you slept. Introduced in 1944, this odd tool wasn’t a fringe curiosity—it was part of a much bigger, deeper cultural movement. One …