It comes and goes. A class distinction at times, funny enough - pale skin traditionally meant you didn’t have to work for a living (or at least could work inside), but as that became less of a class distinction in the 1920s, the leisure time to vacation and tan became perceived as more desirable.
@PugJesus Always a matter of perspective. In Japan bright skin apparently is very desirable. 🤔
It comes and goes. A class distinction at times, funny enough - pale skin traditionally meant you didn’t have to work for a living (or at least could work inside), but as that became less of a class distinction in the 1920s, the leisure time to vacation and tan became perceived as more desirable.
In India too