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Hourglass figure, full figured. Ladies wore corsets to make the waist tiny.
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Period: to
Perceptions of Body Image throughout History
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Slender was fashionable as more ladies were in athletics. The perfect lady was 5'10" and 10 stone.
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Ladies went from hourglass figures to thin. They used to bind their breasts to look boyish.
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Ladies were thin with large breasts and back to the hourglass figure again.
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Very slender with a boyish look.
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There was a more increased emphasis on weight loss and body shape.
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Still slim but body tone and fitness were important.
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Ladies were very slim with large breasts or the waif look which was more boyish.
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Body shape is thin and artificial with plastic surgery. But curves are also coming back