Betty Grable Was The Pin-Up Girl Of The Decade
We are certain that Rosie the Riveter is familiar to you! While Betty Grable wasn’t as brawny as the feminist icon, she was just as famous, we daresay. She was the most admired pin-up model in the ’40s! To claim that all the men in the army had a picture of her in their footlockers is hardly a stretch.
The Hourglass Figure Of The ‘50s
Slightly curvaceous women were found sexy in the ’40s. With the emergence of the hourglass form, the ’50s took it a step further. Gone were the days when it was considered that a slim body and broad shoulders were attractive. In reality, magazines also began putting advertisements for weight gainers who claimed to expand their hips!