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Vogue becomes the first English-language publication to print the word "cellulite."

1968

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The word was originally coined in 1823 to mean "inflamed or infected cells or tissues."

In the late 1960s, the fashion industry begins to apply it to specific types of visible body marks, like dimpled skin, creating a market for new products to address this perceived "problem."

Not having cellulite begins to be seen as a sign of youth and health. Cellulite becomes viewed as a sign of aging, lack of physical work, or "bad genetic luck."