People From Around The World Edited These Man And Woman Headshots To Look Trendy In Their Country (27 Pics)
Have you ever wondered what you might look like and dress like if you lived in a different part of the world?
The way you look now is almost certainly influenced by the culture and beauty trends of where you live, even if you would hardly class yourself as a dedicated follower of fashion.
To find out how differently people all around the world style themselves, Groom+Style sent generic photo model headshots of a man and a woman to fashion experts and graphic designers from 27 countries asking them to transform the people in them to look according to the beauty standards of locals.
And the photo manipulations are fascinating.
While in Costa Rica, the emphasis on natural beauty means that the photos are hardly changed at all, the Belarusian designer turned the male photo into a suntanned action hero, complete with a cigar. Meanwhile, in Israel, the current fashion trends seem to be for men to look like Chris Pine and women to look like Mariah Carey.
You’ll certainly come away with a new perspective on Lithuania, where nose rings seem to be very ‘in’ nowadays for both sexes, along with a Bohemian style and serious facial hair. Beards of all shapes and sizes are generally still on-trend, from the full bushy ones in Namibia to the more sculpted and moisturized stubble in Mexico and Australia.
Speaking of hair, while the man’s style only varies slightly, his female counterpart undergoes many transformations around the world. Hair up, hair down, in buns, ponytails, wearing a variety of headgear… it’s all going on.
Some of the more subtle changes are the most interesting, where eyes and even facial structures seem to undergo some photo editing, while there’s a lot to learn about the countries from some of the backdrops that been added.
Now that you’ve seen them, which country’s style do you think would suit you the best?
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Germany
Tiny earrings are a big trend in Germany right now, and our German model’s hair is kept tied back to show her ears, face, and makeup. The designer also made the models look more ‘relaxed and friendly’ with some reshaping around the eyes.
and whilst on the subject of 'German looks' - only in ONE state are Lederhosen and Dirndl a thing, it is not 'typically German'.
Maybe a dirndl will be typically german someday like in islamic staates niqab, hiab etc. for women. Because conservative powers are getting stronger...
Load More Replies...This article is such a fascinating look into how fashion styles are influenced by culture and tradition across different countries! It's amazing to see how each nation puts its unique spin on style, blending modern trends with rich historical roots. Fashion really is a universal language that allows people to express their heritage and individuality. Thanks for this enlightening piece!
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Ukraine
Our Ukrainian images have been made up in a hipster style, which designer Yana believes is highly on-trend at the moment: short, dyed blonde hair for women and a ‘sloppy’ beard and stylized hair for men. The woman’s earrings, however, are more timelessly stylish. Yana makes the good point that men mostly accessorize below the neckline. She would have liked to add a watch, large rings, and tattoos.
I want to date this guy ;)...I should probably move to Ukraine see if I can find anyone like him :)
Looks like strippers in local Gentleman’s club. Thought they were all Russians .
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Israel
Tanned skin is considered stylish in Israel, and is very popular right now. Our Israeli designer, Rony, suggests that big lips are also thought beautiful – hence the lipstick. Curly hair is both common and aspired to by women in Israel. Men still embrace metrosexuality, and are guided in their choices by celebrity males who exemplify the manly look: lots of hair, carefully managed!
Im from Israel... and NO, males here definitely do not look like Chris Pine
Ummmm, "tanned"? About 61% of the Israeli Jews are from North Africa and the Middle East, and the 20% who are not Jewish are almost all Middle Eastern. I would say that dark skin is fairly common. Tanned Western Europeans are not representative of Israel.
The guy looks like the unborn child of Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt. Consider me in love.
Lol I was thinking Ryan Reynolds and Chris Pine
Load More Replies...Because it is Chris Pine. They just used the eyes and nose from the original Image. ^^
Load More Replies...Serbia
Our Serbian designer, Davorin, used his creative license to give the male model a business style and the female model an outdoors look. Davorin admits that he deliberately made the male model clean-shaven because beards have become too trendy in Serbia! Serbian fashion tends to be daring, and Davorin emphasizes the need for experimentation when developing your personal style.
"Serbian fashion is daring and you need to experiment, so I gave the models the most basic & boring looks."
Says beards are "too trendy" so didn't give him one. Obviously did not understand the point of this exercise.
Load More Replies...https://drive.google.com/open?id=1780YooeBGCFXDFAIws2glbtbK2bRXei6
She looks like she's brunette on the right and turning grey on the left.
Croatia
Jakov from Croatia has given his models a timeless, classic look. He added glasses and a bouffant ponytail to the female model to make her look more confident and intelligent. Being just across the Adriatic from Italy, Croatia is not far from the heart of contemporary fashion. While many people play it ‘normcore’ and ‘dress for the weather,’ the country’s fashion leaders are busy mixing up cyberpunk and DIY, neon and vinyl.
Again with the glasses on the woman! Why not add them to the man, too???
They did it so she looks more "intelligent." My guess is that either they don't care if the man looks intelligent or think that he's already so intelligent he does not need glasses...
Load More Replies...“the country’s fashion leaders are busy mixing up cyberpunk and DIY, neon and vinyl,” so the artist did the opposite of that? What did the photoshoppers think the goal was?
Man, I so wish Jakov had styled these models with that DIY neon & vinyl Cyberpunk look!! :D
South Africa
Lucinda from South Africa looked to The Great Gatsby for inspiration to make her models bold and beautiful. The female model’s gold choker necklace is a statement of confidence, while the male is made more mature with a touch of facial hair. The woman’s fringe is very fashionable in South Africa this year, and it complements the model’s bone structure.
Skin texture, eye creases--all gone. But don't you know that women aren't allowed to age or show their pores?
Load More Replies...the guy definitely looks South African, not sure about the woman though
Huh, that's not the standard South African look, she's pretty but I wouldn't act her from my country.
Being from South Africa, I have to say I don't think this is our current fashion at all!
YES.. THEIR SKIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN DARKENED. REPRESENTING AN AFRICAN COUNTRY FFS!
The truth is shown in any shopping Mall... and this doesn't include people of beautiful colour at all. As such it is DISGUSTING RACIST BOLLOX.
This is not a South African "trendy" look. The woman is definitely not representative of what's hot right now. Maybe she would have been spot on a few decades ago.
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Russia
Oxana, our Russian designer, added glitter to our female model’s eyes corners and highlighter across her face for a more moisturized look. She sculpted the eyebrows in a Korean style inspired by Ariana Grande, while the earrings add glamour and draw the beholder’s gaze to the model’s eyes. The male was styled to be a bit of a Russian rogue. His hair and stubble were darkened to make him more handsome in Oxana’s eyes.
The earrings may add glamour but they draw the beholder's gaze to the ears. If your attention is drawn to the eyes than that's because of the eyes.
most russian women look like dolls, thats a compliment, they are beautiful and I am a woman myself
Costa Rica
The Costa Rican versions of our models have been minimally enhanced since the designer preferred to bring out their natural beauty. Their clothes and hair are simple so that the beholder is not distracted from their face, and the female model wears glasses to express intelligence.
I detest the trope of glasses on people to indicate intelligence. It's been so overused as to be an instant eyeroll from me and many, many other people!
I much prefer it to the association with being disabled, unattractive and impaired. Which is made apparent by unkind people even as an adult. This association is at least remotely empowering.
Load More Replies...Those glasses do not suit her. Otherwise, actually, I don't know what I think. Confused, .com
Funny, I live in Costa Rica and I'm still waiting for this trend to be trendy. It better be since I spent a bunch of money on my feline glasses already.
I understand the sentiment, but social studies have shown that human beings tend to equate eyeglasses with intelligence. Of course it isn't true, but if you want to portray intelligence in a picture, the easiest way is to put on a pair of glasses.
Load More Replies...Egypt
Designer Amal chose a “dreamy, classic” Egyptian style. She opted to avoid accessories and focus on human beauty instead. She added a little facial hair to bring out the handsomeness and structure of the male model’s face. Egyptian style is exciting and modern with fashionistas mix-matching traditional North African dress with thrift shop eclecticism.
Her face has been squeezed and her eyes are out of wack. A ton of "tweeking" went on here.
That is one very beautiful lady! Reminds me of the image of Nefertiti.
The only thing missing is the denial of an African black skin... but the nose and lips are spectacular and accurate
Lithuania
Justina, our Lithuanian designer, has chosen looks that combine traditional, stylish, and trendy elements. In fact, she admits she’s not sure where one ends and another begins! The man sports a hair-do known as The Regulation Cut, a classic military look that has been big on the high street for several years now. The models’ Bohemian and traditional Baltic, Prussian, or pagan touches feel fresh and young despite coming from a long and rich heritage.
Not Lithuanian at all!! Our woman are naturally blond, and never wear hair like this. Its usually down..Both with a nose rings? :-D ha ha ha... Ok....
lol. I don't even think the designer is from Lithuania. It's so very wrong.
Load More Replies...Turkey
Brands tend to ask our Turkish Photoshop expert, Mehmet, to keep their models looking natural. Style magazine readers sometimes mistrust overly retouched images. He added a slight tan to the man and brought out the fullness of the woman’s lashes.
I don't know why, but they both look like they're sports athletes to me. Especially her. I can totally see her smiling with a gold medal in the next picture.
this is a bit laughable why are the colours of eyes different between man and woman?
My grandfather has blue eyes. Atatürk has blue eyes. My faw friend has blue eyes. ( no need to say "What an idiot question ."
Load More Replies...I'm Turkish and I can't say this is the fashion in Turkey these days... Turkish women like exaggerating, this makeup and hair is way too simple.
Why not make the skin a shade darker? Or do they only think that light skin is attractive (lots of Asian countries do that, when I traveled around there it was almost impossible to find a face lotion that didn't say it would "make your skin whiter)?
We have a lot of different skin colors in Turkey. Not all white nor dark. Woman is whiter and the guy is darker. So there is balance.
Load More Replies...Turkey must have changed drastically since I lived there a few months ago...I have never seen more completely over the top "enhanced" female faces and bodies as in Istanbul!!
Albania
Our Albanian designer, Sokol, was openly influenced by digital fashion magazines. His avatar-style adaptation of our models speaks to the phenomenon of virtual fashion models on the international scene. Will style become more universal when virtual models can beam in from catwalk to catwalk? Sokol chose sweet, glowing colors for his models, and a curly bob for the female model to add volume and definition to her look.
You see way too much that it is shopped on this picture. The others are better
Well of course you do, it's about virtual models ..
Load More Replies...Finland
The Finnish interpretation of our models is natural yet classy, confident, and empowered. Our designer kept things simple, opting for a couple of signature flourishes to add flair: the bold, purple eye makeup and trendy scarf of the female model, and a blue shirt and darker hair and stubble to bring out the male model’s natural coloring.
The problem is that the eyeshadow shape is far too harsh-looking considering the rest of her look is very au naturel. The strong, hard-edged shadow would look better if she were made-up in an edgier punk/gothic style.
Load More Replies...Namibia
Eric, our Namibian designer, gave the models traditional elements that are trending in Africa right now. The female model has a head wrap and facial painting, and the male wears a dashiki (west African-style tunic) and Yoruba hat. He has a beard, like most African men. Eric reflects that fashion knows no race or color, but that beauty is often defined by the culture in which it flourishes.
The namibian did what we always do as africans... try represent the whole of africa
That must be nearly impossible. 54 countries... that's a lot of culture to represent.
Load More Replies...As a Namibian, I can emphatically state that dashiki's are not part of our culture, nor is that kind of face painting. Contrary to popular belief, Africans are not all the same! Nice effort, but needs a bit more research.
A beard like most African men? Are you insane? That is so wrong. Most African in southern Africa don't wear beards.
Why are his eye blue? And most namibians are darker skin black, these people do not look black, disgrace.
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France
The French look is as much about the practicality of day-to-day life as it is about being the most stylish nation on EarthTM. Our French designer capitalized on this unencumbered everyday look, adding simple modern jewelry and easily maintained hair. Plus, nothing says “man” more bluntly than a beard.
😂😂😂 was this the first time using photoshop or did they use fingerpaint?
Australia
The Australian versions of our portraits were designed for a day at the Australian Melbourne Cup races, a glamorous event that has become synonymous with Australian style and fashion. The male model is no-nonsense and simple but sophisticated. His hairstyle is a familiar sight in urban Australia today, as is his ‘designer stubble.’ The woman’s bun was chosen to allow room for her hat since some people consider hat-wearing to be the main (unofficial) competition at the Melbourne Cup!
A small percentage of Australians look like this for a specific events (horse racing). A more every day look would have represented us better!
Which is why they said they'd chosen to put them at the Melbourne Cup.
Load More Replies...Dude. This is really not the best Aussie fashion, this is rich assh*le going to Melbourne cup to vomit on the grass and pass out on a blanket with your dress hitched up around your buttocks fashion!!
Thats very f*****g accurate mate, can confirm
Load More Replies...This would be like representing the US with Kentucky Derby fashion....
After recent revelations about what happens to ex racehorses, Melbourne Cup Day is now synonymous with Animal Cruelty
Belarus
For our Belarusian designer (Ilya), a suntan is an emblem of a busy lifestyle. Both portraits exhibit the wealthy look to which modern Belarusians aspire, according to Ilya. The cigar is a kind of accessory for a successful businessman, while the female model has accessorized with earrings and a necklace for the banquet we see in the background.
I love that they just added a cigar and he became 100% hotter in their view
any thoughts about the banquet in the background as a female accessory?
United Kingdom
Our UK designer, Clara, concentrated mostly on the models’ hair. She gave the woman a fashionable bob, and added volume to the man’s hair – since she felt it was sorely lacking substance! British celebrities continue to have international influence on style and fashion. Luckily, a cool umbrella goes with everything…
Erm, I live in the UK - What the heck is that blokes hair? Simon Cowell with a perm?
What the heck is this?!! I don't know any men with hair like THAT!!! 😂
As a resident of the United Kingdom I’ve never seen anyone with hairstyles like that...
I cannot think of anyone I know with a hairstyle like either one. Waterproof jackets are more popular than umbrellas these days as well.
That is a very 'chav' hairstyle, more what you see on teenagers.
They try so hard to force the 'fashionable' bob in the UK every year and most people do the same thing every year and ignore it.
Hong Kong
For the male model, our Hong Kong designer chose a suit+tee combo – the unofficial uniform of the city’s central business district. Men in Hong Kong don’t tend to wear accessories apart from a watch. The female model’s hair was styled to match a popular look in the region and is feminine and casual.
The trend in HK is to wear a mask to protect from police tear gas.
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Load More Replies...they also rounded the female models face to appear fuller...am I the only one to catch that?
The woman ,unfortunately, now looks kinda like Sarah Huckabee Sanders...only with a much kinder looking visage
They’re all using the photos they get, which are European looking people. The goal isn’t to change their race to the historical ethnicity of the people living there, just to change some elements to what they find appealing.
Load More Replies...Bosnia
Bosnian designer Ivan considers his style to be “fairy tale sub realism.” He has added details to bring out the inner character of the models, avoided makeup, and exaggerated their skin imperfections to bring out a natural sense of beauty. Recent generations of Bosnians have favored makeup and careful attention to hairstyling, but millennials have reacted against this, preferring the more natural yet sophisticated style that Ivan has conjured.
This was me in high school... 'A' for creativity, 'F' for following instructions.
Haha, I knew someone like that! I bet you became very successful in a creative profession, though.
Load More Replies...I can see that Ivan clearly has no idea about what goes on outside. This does NOT (and I can't stress it enough) represent Bosnia in any way. Also, why is a tiny person walking on her head?!
This is just a designer having fun with artistic license and not giving a damn about instructions. Looks like an art school surrealism project.
India
Indian fashion has returned to its roots, as reflected in our designer’s choice of traditional elements. Heritage fabrics, bright colors and Indian craft are big internationally and recognized back home, too. Designer Anurag also points out that vintage allows people to be unique – and that one ‘unseen’ touch he would add is a pocket watch for the gent.
Could have more generic Indian looks like black eyes and hair. A little dusky skin, and a better Indian looking hairstyle. I am Indian, and I would have never guessed this look as being Indian.
Also let them have brown eyes!! These pix with his eyes blu-ified are creepy af and not cute.
Load More Replies...I think the artists have a fine line with countries where our models clearly aren't native - you don't want to commit cultural appropriation. How much skin tint is Ok before somebody says blackface (or brown face)? I noticed the same thing with the African look - it's unusual to see a white person in a Dashiki.
Haha 🤣 But the designer isn’t going to use that explanation for a guy.
Load More Replies...Malaysia
Our Malaysian designer gave the models a stylish, young, modern look. Both models sport black hair with a soft curl for added elegance. The man’s facial hair and woman’s accessories make the models more attractive to the Malaysian eye. Malaysia is a forward-looking, wealthy country, with state-of-the-art architecture and fashion, as reflected in these shots.
I'm Malaysian, none of us look like that, we are Asian, asian don't have European feature, Malaysia is multirace with majority of Malay ethnic that has nothing like the pic
em... I don't think they could do much since the starting point was same picture for everyone - no racial aspects should be considered
Load More Replies...Headband worn like that is trendy in Malaysia? This is 100% that designer's POV and preference.
WTF is going on behind the guy anyway? A scene from the next Tron movie that will never exist?
Never would have guessed that in today's Malaysia the 80s are still a thing for women's fashion. Denim jacket, animal print headband...let's hope AT LEAST the jacket is nicely embroidered or be-dazzled. The guy instead looks like a french clubber in the late 90s, probably attending Daft Punk's earliest concerts.
Yo. Can't be helped that we can't relate to this rendition for a Malay look lol. We're not Caucasian so this looks weird.
You would need to add a mini bicycle for the guy and he should be laying on a superman style while riding it
United Arab Emirates
Our UAE designer, Tetiana, chose to imagine our models as celebrities on the cover of a magazine. But she was keen not to lose their natural beauty beneath artifice since the natural look is regaining popularity globally. Tetiana added detective movie-style accessories for the man, and a diadem crown and earrings for the woman – reflecting how Hollywood ideals reach distant shores.
I live in the UAE for the last 6 years. I can confirm that we can see most of woman's faces. Most expat woman are not wearing niqab (face veil), and some local woman (very few) also not wearing niqab. Furthermore, UAE population is consist of 12% UAE citizen and 88% expatriate. Hence, as I mentioned previously, we CAN see majority of woman's faces here in UAE.
Load More Replies...And I don't think that's how one would wear a bowler hat. It's not like a baseball cap you can twist to one side to be cool. Also, Emirati man with no beard?
why is his bowler hat so small and why he is wearing it by the side?
Are UAE citizens always at costume parties? Because I really don't think that they go around wearing tiaras and gigantic earings as everyday wear
this is ridiculous. I never see a UAE guy wearing this hat LOL .. unless its a costume party
The lighting is terrible. I want to dim them, so maybe I could see facial features. Every bit of this is just so effing fake.
Qatar
Nepalese people account for the second-largest expatriate population in Qatar, and their influence is felt in the country’s evolving culture. Our designer is a Nepali man living in Qatar, and he has included Nepali hats and Tika (Hindi forehead markings) for his models.
WHAT??!! The Guy is wearing Hat that is part of Suit Uniform of a Military/Navy personnel during ceremonial events !!! And the Woman is wearing the Hat of the Qatar Airlines air hostess uniform. These are a Bloody Joke!! And has nothing to do with any form of Qatari representation or perception of a so called Trend. Same goes for the United Arab Emirates, those would be the looks and outfits of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles, when the are visiting the Country!!
Ha, I suspected as much. Thanks for confirming that these are not representative of real life!
Load More Replies...Hah!! Right! I've lived there for about 2 years. Not even the Nepalis sport this fashion, let alone the Qataris.
Nepalese girls don't wear hats as such only boys do.. The designer could have added a sirbindu instead .
Hindi is a language. Hindus are people who have markings on their foreheads.
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Poland
Natural and youthful makeup is very fashionable in Poland right now, so our Polish designer (Sarah) has added blush to the female model’s cheeks and nose. The bowed scarf has also been big with women and girls in Poland. The male model’s beard reflects facial hair trends of recent years, while his classy and mature look conforms to Sarah’s personal preferences. Sarah says she would not have edited the photos the same way five years ago – fashion and style move pretty quickly.
Never seen a girl looking like that in Poland. Neither hair nor face shape and makeup.
What a bulls*it... I am from Poland from capital city and I have never seen any girl with hair like this and with a scarf like this (stewardesses maybe?). And almost all polish women has light, blue eyes and rather normal, narrow lips. Fashionable are straight, long hair (blonde or black). There is also fashionable to attache permanent eyelashes and enlarge lips with hyauronic acid.
What a creepy look!! :D No one in Poland would consider it attractive
Dear God, what the hell happened here?! It's late '80 fashion. SHAME! SHAME!! Wstyd na pół świata.
Mexico
In Mexico, the summer hipster look reigns. Our designer added casual, over-the-shoulder braids for her, and an attractive clean-cut beard and blow-dried comb-over for him. Mexican fashion is currently all about bright patterns, heritage motifs, frilly dresses, and traditional craft. But a crop of exciting young designers is busy working on diverse ideas. From clean lines to dramatic flourishes, you can never second-guess Mexican style.
I'm Mexican and I take that as an insult dumb dumb.
Load More Replies...To be fair, almost all of the 'stylists' here are pretty awful with the Photoshop...
Load More Replies...ahahahahahahaa... noo, definitely, this was made for someone that doesn't even have come to Mexico... hahahaa, red hair, hahahahahahahahaa... green shade hahahahahahaaa... this is totally hilarious...
red hair brown eyes no eye shadow and hardly any eyeliner, and some darker red lips would be better
USA
Our American designer took things to the street, giving the female model an urban, playful look with the wholesome smile and freckles of a grown-up Mickey Mouse Club icon (think Britney and Justin). The male model is given the British dandy look favored by Andre 3000 and Brad Goreski. You can bet there’s an umbrella just out of shot.
Yeah, uhm....no. Sorry, but this artist got the style that most Americans prefer totally wrong, and we have so many regional preferences that this had to be intentional as accidentally getting it right was more likely. This makes me question all the other countries accuracy....
That smile doesn’t look natural. Also I could be wrong but I live in the US and the few people I know who wear bow ties are relentlessly teased for it
Or are "eccentric" southern gentlemen of a certain age and era. Or are Ivy League professors. Or Republican appointed judges. In any case, the average age of bow tie wearing Americans is deceased.
Load More Replies...What fresh hell is this? That is nothing like what is considered style right now.
I actually can't believe people put time into writing/creating this. Hahahaha
This thread should be called, "How Some Generic A*s White People Would Look Living In Different Countries." Except Mexico, I'm pretty sure those are undercover cops in a brothel raid.
Jeez, did you chose rhe worst designers from each country to do the job? Some of these could easily go as one of bored panda's " people couldn't belueve their eyes" pieces
It is absolutely impossible to represent a country's trendy style when, at any given time, there are about fifty to choose from.
Just because you think you can photoshop doesn't mean you can, or should.
I think none of them are correct because a lot of the countries I have visited are nothing like this, ESPECIALLY India lol
I actually can't believe people put time into writing/creating this. Hahahaha
This thread should be called, "How Some Generic A*s White People Would Look Living In Different Countries." Except Mexico, I'm pretty sure those are undercover cops in a brothel raid.
Jeez, did you chose rhe worst designers from each country to do the job? Some of these could easily go as one of bored panda's " people couldn't belueve their eyes" pieces
It is absolutely impossible to represent a country's trendy style when, at any given time, there are about fifty to choose from.
Just because you think you can photoshop doesn't mean you can, or should.
I think none of them are correct because a lot of the countries I have visited are nothing like this, ESPECIALLY India lol
