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Jan 1, 1500
Victorian era
Ideal body type for women was plump flesh and full figured meant to be in the shape of an hour glass. To achieve this women wore corests which cause breathing and digestio. This type of figure for a women lasted until the 1900s -
the 1900s
Slender ness became more fashionable the perfect wowen was 5'4 tall and weight 10 stone. -
1920s
Vicotrian hour glass figure gave way to the flapper who bound her breasts to achieve a washboard profile -
1950s
A thin women with a bust line was considered attractive.At this time the voloptuous (size 16) MArilyn Monorow set a new standard for women who needed to rebuild the curves they had previously tried to bind and restrain -
1960s to 1979
slenderness became the most important indicator of physical attarctivebess following the arrival of model Twiggy who weighed six and a half stone and had the figure of a pre- pubescent boy -
1980s
The ideal beauty remained slim but required a more tonned and fit look. Women could no longer diet into the correct size there was a new pressure to add exercise to achieve the tonned look -
1990s
Body ideal was very slim and large breasted like for example Pamel Anderson. Which is an almost immpossible commination for most western women. -
2000s Now and Onwards
Today thin is in and artficial means such as lipsuction are used to lessen the appearence of the hips buttock and fat in general.Many celebrities have been made out to be ultra thin and trendy. But at the same time the more curvier figure appears to be fighting back and the ternd may reverse and we may see big as beautiful once again.