The ideal women through history

  • women during the 1700s

    women during the 1700s
    women during the 1700s were Plump, Fleshy and full figured. This figure was considered beautiful because it showed a sign of wealth and healthiness.
  • women during early 1900s

    women during early 1900s
    The gibson Girl was the ideal woman in the early 1900s. She had a hourglass figure and had an aloofness about her. The corset that these women wore gave them an extremely thin waist and exentuated her bust and hips.
  • The Flapper

    The Flapper
    The Flapper arose during the 1920s. She was a women who was thin and wore loose fitting cloths. They were the opposite of what the ideal woman was supposed to be. They smoked in public and wore shorter dresses then were ever worn before. They used to bind their breasts to have a more boyish figure.
  • Women in the 1950s

    Women in the 1950s
    During the 1950s. marilyn Monroe came into her fame, making the the ideal women someone who is curvy and sexy.
  • women during 1960s

    women during 1960s
    The 1960s was a great contrast from marilyn monroe. Becing extremely skinny came into style when a teenage model, twiggy, became famous. Women lost all their weight and took on a more unhealthy look.
  • women of the 1980s

    women of the 1980s
    the look inn the 1980s was slim but toned. This lead to many women doing activities outside and working out. This age lead to many eating disorders because being overweight was terrible and showed that you had no self control.
  • women during the 90s

    women during the 90s
    Women during the 90s were now becoming mroe and mroe of a sex symbol. This lead to the ideal women being thin but have an extreemly large bust. A good example of this is Pamela Anderson.
  • Now

    Now
    Women now a days have verying sizes, but the ideal women is still someone who is thin. There are many women and girls who ahve body image problems because the media portrays the perfect women to be thin and sexy.