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Ancient Greece, c. 500 - 300 B.C.
We have recently featured a series of illustrations that show you how the “ideal” female body has changed over the past 100 years.
To give you a clearer picture of how women’s “ideal body type” has evolved over the years, Buzzfeed has created a three-minute video that shows you the dramatic changes in beauty standards.
Interestingly, most viewers disagreed with the depiction of the Golden Age of Hollywood, saying that ladies from the era were “no where near that big”, but are actually “skinny with curves”.
What are your thoughts on these changing beauty standards?
Scroll down to view the video.
Ancient Egypt, c. 1291 - 1069 B.C.
Han Dynasty, c. 206 B.C. - 220 A.D.
Victorian England, c. 1837 - 1901
Roaring Twenties, c. 1920s
Golden Age of Hollywood, c. 1930s - 1950s
Heroin Chic, c. 1990s
Postmodern Beauty, c. 2000s - today
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Ancient Greece, c. 500 - 300 B.C.
We have recently featured a series of illustrations that show you how the “ideal” female body has changed over the past 100 years.
To give you a clearer picture of how women’s “ideal body type” has evolved over the years, Buzzfeed has created a three-minute video that shows you the dramatic changes in beauty standards.
Interestingly, most viewers disagreed with the depiction of the Golden Age of Hollywood, saying that ladies from the era were “no where near that big”, but are actually “skinny with curves”.
What are your thoughts on these changing beauty standards?
Scroll down to view the video.
Ancient Egypt, c. 1291 - 1069 B.C.
Han Dynasty, c. 206 B.C. - 220 A.D.
Victorian England, c. 1837 - 1901
Roaring Twenties, c. 1920s
Golden Age of Hollywood, c. 1930s - 1950s
Heroin Chic, c. 1990s
Postmodern Beauty, c. 2000s - today
[via A+, images via video screenshots]