Women's Ideal Image Over the Years

  • 1910: The Gibson Girl 

    1910:  The Gibson Girl 
    Women in the 1910 rocked the corsets. This was the year where the tighter the corset the better! Women looked like they didn't want to breath. The main features of the "ideal body" in 1910 were the small waist, the long neck, and the sloped shoulders.
  • 1920: The Flapper

    1920: The Flapper
    The roaring twenties! Women at this time were at a rage about being flat chested. These women were petite and straight as an arrow. Most of these women had no shape to them at all which gave them a boyish figure.
  • 1930: The Soft Siren

    1930: The Soft Siren
    Just like the 20's but more of a twist. Women in the 30's had small waists and busts and started having some curves
  • 1940: The Star-Spangled Girl 

    1940: The Star-Spangled Girl 
    Oh America! Women in the 40's were women of power. These women wore bullet bras and most of these women were musclar. They had broad shoulders, slim waist, boxy and aggressive apperances and were tall. These women were always ready to fight!
  • 1950: The Hourglass

    1950: The Hourglass
    Va Va Voom! These women embraced their curves and their slim waists and large bust sizes. Women in the 50's were elegant and classy. They were the stars and the ones who stopped the show.
  • 1960: The Twig 

    1960: The Twig 
    Welcome to the 60's! Women at this time had no shape, no curves and no hips. These women were petite, underweight and had very slim legs. These women usually looked like children but it was how the 60's rocked it.
  • 1970: The Disco Diva

    1970: The Disco Diva
    The Disco Diva! Who didn't love the 70's, when women never took a rest. These women were long, lean, had small waists, and a flat stomach. Couldn't ever get enough of dancing.
  • 1980: The Supermodel 

    1980: The Supermodel 
    Women in the 80's were a mixture of everything! These women were tall, toned, athletic and svelte but curvy and they knew how to rock the runway. The legs were everything.
  • 1990: The Waif

    1990: The Waif
    We all love the 90's! Women in the 90's were extremely thin and usually went for that "herion chic" type of look. Many of these women had extremly skinny waists and had a small frame and as well as translucent skin.
  • 2000: The Buff Beauty

    2000: The Buff Beauty
    The 21st Century! Where many things took a turn. Women in the 2000's loved to look like they came right from the beach. These women had airbrushed tans and abs and were muscluar and very fit.
  • 2010-Now : The Booty Babe

    2010-Now : The Booty Babe
    Welcome to modern day beauty, where women love to look equavilevnet to a barbie doll. These women and the influence of the karshidans have women obsessing opver curves and having big everything. Women now have slim waists and big hips and flat stomachs.