As they changed the ideals of female beauty in the last 100 years

Some deny it, others follow and worship. Some find in her the meaning of life ... oh, Fashion lady! Divides people who follow and those who are against it. And it is not hard to guess that she is particularly concerned about the half of humanity. The desire to look good in women has existed in all times, but only in the last century, the phenomenon of fashion industry appears. Now it is not only clothes, but the canons of beauty of the female body. Want to know about the ideals of shapes and images of the past century? This collection tells you about all the rules of beauty of the past 100 years.

1900: Gibson Girls

In the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries tall, thin girls with narrow waist and large breasts were the ideal of feminine beauty. This style was created by the American illustrator Charles Gibson, whom they named in honor of all these charms propertied. The main attribute was a corset with that shaped figure, resembling an hourglass. They looked really beautiful!

1920: Flapper

After a dozen years, the popularity of corsets and dresses of the women wanted more freedom in the body. Now all the favorite dresses were straight, and the beautiful pattern slim women represented a magical physical. And they called "flapper"? So they called the young generation of the "roaring twenties".

1930: Sexy Curves

In the 30s fashion turned feminine curves. In this period, just under the body shape under the name of "hourglass" made famous movie stars to US Mae West and Jean Harlow, making them true sex symbols of his generation.

1940: Power concision

In wartime, women shifted and began to get serious suits, which accentuated her slender bodies. In addition they became fashionable shoulder pads, which gave an impression of wider shoulders and smaller waist.

1950: Forms pompous

Middle of XX century fashion was again taken by the pompous bodies. Many believed that just 50 women to women's sexuality had peaked. Just they started to become fashionable girls with long legs, large breasts, narrow waist and wide hips. Remember Marilyn Monroe, she just was the sex symbol of this era.

1960: Skin and bones

Again, instead of the lush skinny girls arrived. Indeed, the ideal became to have an androgynous appearance: the girls had no forms. And a role model and style icon became the model Twiggy.

1970: Closer to the sport

In the 70's fashion slim bodies remained, but the girls did not want to be so thin. In this fashion he was added the presence of broad shoulders, narrow waist and hips. In addition, at the time it was hailed moderately sport.

1980: Fast do aerobics

The 80s are the time of madness in aerobic and racing. The bodies were lean athletic build and always with long, strong legs.

1990: Chic heroin

Was called the heroin chic of the era when it was fashionable too thin body. An icon of this style was Kate Moss. But we know that anorexia is not good for health.