This Is How Our Ideal “Perfect” Body Changed Throughout The Century

Published on 01/06/2021
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Camille Clifford Was A Gibson Girl In The Flesh

When it comes to the Gibson Girl subject, the real-life version was considered by Camille Clifford. She took part in a challenge aimed at discovering someone that looked like a painting of Charles Gibson. She prevailed in the end! The judges found that the drawings looked more like her than any of the other contestants.

Camille Clifford Was A Gibson Girl In The Flesh

Camille Clifford Was A Gibson Girl In The Flesh

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The Flapper Of The Roaring ‘20s

With the It-girl of the ’20s, the Gibson Girl did not have much in common. The flapper had short hair and was not corset-wearing. About an hourglass figure or a dramatic updo, there was no longer anything hip. Women finally had the freedom to vote following the passage of the 19th Amendment. This came after fighting and protesting for this right for almost a century! Since this political upheaval, fashion shifted.

The Flapper Of The Roaring ‘20s

The Flapper Of The Roaring ‘20s

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