The Changes In The Ideal Female Body Standard Through The Years

Published on 12/08/2020
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Margaret Gorman Was A Lean Beauty

Margaret Gorman was the queen of beauty who was crowned in 1921 as Miss America. Her fans believed she had that decade’s ideal body type. As you can see, this was far from the curvy of the previous era’s Gibson Girls. People admired females with lean bodies this time around!

Margaret Gorman Was A Lean Beauty

Margaret Gorman Was A Lean Beauty

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The Soft Siren Of The ‘30s

It was an iconic and fun era, but the Roaring Twenties weren’t always around. As the stock market crashed, the boxy flapper dresses dropped off the radar. Women wore more fitted dresses in the ’30s that hugged the body’s curves better. If it had happened a few years earlier, this would have been a faux pas!

The Soft Siren Of The ‘30s

The Soft Siren Of The ‘30s

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