So it is how the perfect female body looked 100 years ago


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Beauty can be timeless, but beauty trends and ideals… not so much!

It is said that beauty is in the eyes of the seeing. Therefore, it is natural that, as we, as a society, change our perception of beauty change. You can see this very clearly looking at old paintings. While today it is fashionable to be thin and toned, it was not always like that. In the Middle Ages, having a few pounds more meant you had money to spend on food. This made you someone highly requested.

You do not need to go back 700 years to witness the evolution of beauty ideals. Today we will show how the 'perfect woman' in every 1900s to 2010 seemed. Continue on the next page to start with the first decade of the list: The years 1900!

The 1900s: S-BEND

Beginning, we have the 1900s. This decade is marked by elegant dresses for women and stylish suits for men. Women wore lace and ribbed blouses, complemented by large wide flap hats. They shared the hair in the center and made it fuller with extensions. But the items that were truly typical for this decade were the S-BEND corsets that women wore under their dresses. This shape pushed the chest forward and bowed his back, accentuating the back of the lower back. At the same time, it minimized the size of the waist.

Continue on the next page to see what the ideal woman was like in the 1910s!

The 1910s: even tighter corsets

If you thought the S-BEND corsets already seemed quite uncomfortable to use, imagine using what you see above. The 1910s favored a true thin waist, creating what some call the wasp waist or hourglass figure. You needed a very strong corset to maintain this shape in place, so they were made of whale bone. The scores were so tight that they could damage the internal organs of the woman who used them. In addition, they made it very difficult to breathe. Imagine taking it out at the end of the day. Oh, the sweet relief.

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The 1920s: more skin, shorter hair and casual dresses

The 1920s saw a complete change in beauty ideals. During the 1920s, as they are called, women put aside the tight scorers and opted for a less pronounced and more casual look. More childish, some would say. During this time, women began to cut their short hair and expose the skin more, which was completely against patterns as centuries. The 1920s were about excessive parties and freedom of self-expression. The hats were still common, but instead of the large and large hats that women wore in the previous decades, now they wore fairer crochet hats.

Continue on the next page to see what the ideal woman was like in the 1930s!

The 1930s: cheaper materials, more pronounced

The 1930s were a time of economic difficulties. It was the decade of the great depression and this also infiltrated the ideals of beauty. Women could no longer spend on expensive materials, so women also started wearing cheaper clothes. Night life costume became more flashy, however. These dresses, often made of silk, have returned to a sharper form. The ideal now was to have a thin waist, but also narrow hips.

Continue on the next page to see what the ideal woman was like in the 1940s!

The 1940s: knee -length shoulder -offs and dresses

In the 1940s, women set aside the long, flowing dresses they wore and started wearing shorter dresses collectively. They often passed their knees. An interesting evolution was that it was now seen as ideal to have wide shoulders, so women started wearing shoulder pads under their dresses, blouses and jackets. Of course World War II had a huge impact on fashion during this period. While their husbands went to war, women transformed their suits into female costumes. The clothes of this time is characterized by the function of fashion.

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1950s: Marilyn Monroe

In the 1950s, the whole world fell madly in love with the first and only Marilyn Monroe. Its curves, wrapping shape and perfect skin have become the ideal of final beauty. As freedom returned to the West after the war, the restrictions of past decades were discarded in favor of hyperpheminality. In everyday life, women wore dresses, sweater sets and skirts. Later in the decade, tight dresses became the last fashion.

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The 60s: lean figures and casual clothes

The 1960s saw the emergence of more casual costumes. The economy was going well, so women could buy clothes instead of having to make them. His clothes were a direct indication of his social status and wealth. The ideal of definitive beauty of the 60s came from the Twiggy model. His figure was much desired by women (and their husbands) around the world.

Continue on the next page to see what the ideal woman was like in the 1970s!

70's: it was hippie

All the fashion rules that have been carefully elaborated over decades, sometimes until centuries, have been crushed by hippies. As an act of rebellion against the system, women stopped wearing makeup and clothes that define the shape. Instead, they started wearing dyed peasant shirts, wide jeans and long square skirts. They let their hair grow and ride sandals. As for bodies under all those vivid colors and patterns, a more natural look was favored. Health instead of thinness became the focus.

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80's: Super-Tudo

In the 1980s, everyone wanted to be like magazine supermodels. It was a decade of excess: the bigger, the more flashy, the more beautiful, the better. Young people at this time had more income available than their peers from previous generations. This meant they could spend more money on fashion. Individualism has become very important. Exercise gurus, like Jane Fonda, made training a fever. The women combed their hair back to make it bigger, wore large earrings and showed much more skin than in the previous decades.

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90s: Super lean

Being thin was fashionable again in the 1990s. So thin, that the term "chic heroine" was coined. The models on the catwalks seemed malnourished and addicted to dangerous drugs. Women wore casual dresses and more relaxed silhouettes; The wide and low waist jeans became popular. For ordinary men and women, plaid patterns were super fashionable.

Continue on the next page to see what the ideal woman was like in the 2000s!

2000s: Individualism

A great influence on fashion and beauty ideals in the 2000s was the parade of Sex and the City. Women were encouraged to be individualistic, to be more openly sexual and ambitious. In the mid-2000s, artists such as Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez became famous for their healthy curves. Its “mixed” look facilitated the appeal like various groups of ethnic groups, as more people could identify with them.

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