How The Ideal Female Body Type Changed Through the Years

Published on July 3, 2022
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Fashion changes all the time, with different clothes being the top choice. However, a woman’s ideal body type also goes out of style sometimes throughout the years. During the last century, the most attractive options have changed dramatically. Often, these shifts are subtle, but there could be staggering differences between the decades.

Many people think it’s interesting to see how a woman’s ideal body type reflects society’s views. Plus, you get different top celebrities because of that idea. Here are some of the ways that the female’s body type has changed throughout the years.

Gibson Girl – 1910s

Magazines found it very expensive to publish photographs in the 1910s. Therefore, many of them hired illustrators to advertise. Charles Dana Gibson was one of the most famous because he depicted women wearing dresses over tight corsets to produce the hourglass figure and straight posture.

Gibson Girl - 1910s

Gibson Girl – 1910s

Camille Clifford

Camille Clifford was a beautiful actress and model and became the most famous Gibson Girl. She had an 18-inch waist, but that was only because she wore a tight corset and long gowns. Many people wanted to look like her!

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Camille Clifford

Camille Clifford