What was the ideal of beauty in a woman during the early 20th century?
I am aware of the previously classical ideal of beauty ie blonde (or light coloured) hair, blue eyes, a fair complexion and slightly fuller figure. I wanted to know,did this ideal change in the late ninteenth-early twentieth centry (c.1900-1930)?
Yes the Twiggy type figure was in vogue during the flapper period 1920-1935 probably depended on the social status that individuals were born into.
Yes the Twiggy type figure was in vogue during the flapper period 1920-1935 probably depended on the social status that individuals were born into.
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Around the turn of the century, substantial beauties were still admired. If you look at pictures of classsic beautifes of the age, you will see that they have much fuller figures than today’s beauties (though waists would be nipped in by corsets).
However, after WW1, the ideal became a thin, flat-chested girl. women with full breasts bound them to make them flat. Dieting became popular, and smoking was recommended as a substitute for eating. The slogan of one cigarette company was ‘Reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet.’
In the 1930s, a curvier figure became popular, though not as substantial as the pre-WW1 girls.
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during the roaring twenties they called people were scared of the end of the world so they were living the life during this time their was a certain name for girls it was the flapper no unlike the victorian girl a couples years prior the flapper wore makeup short dresses smoked drank danced and dated these types of girls were considered attractive
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