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

Published on 01/06/2021
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Margaret Gorman Was A Lean Beauty

Margaret Gorman was the queen of elegance who, in 1921, was crowned Miss America. Her fans assumed she had the decade’s dream body shape. If you can see, this was far from the curvy of the previous era’s Gibson Ladies. People appreciated females with slender 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 enjoyable period, but the Roaring Twenties weren’t always around. When the stock market collapsed, the boxy flapper dresses fell off the radar. Women wore more tailored skirts in the ’30s that hugged the body’s curves better. If that had happened a few years ago, this would have been a faux pas!

The Soft Siren Of The ‘30s

The Soft Siren Of The ‘30s

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