Ideal body type through the years

1940s: Wartime changes the body ideal and fashion of the era, figure becomes more militarized.

Here’s a shocking collection of fluctuating body trends over the years—from the Gibson girl to the bootylicious; is there really a perfect female body?

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2010's body type

The ideal body shape has changed enormously over the last 100 years. In the 1910s, an extreme hour glass was achieved using corsets but today, an ample bottom on a slender frame is most popular.

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder – and according to a new survey, it looks like men and women are very different beholders indeed. U.K. lingerie company Bluebella surveyed 1,000 men and women to see which celebrities each gender…

Here’s a shocking collection of fluctuating body trends over the years—from the Gibson girl to the bootylicious; is there really a perfect female body?

People pay attention. The body types are finally explained. For those who don’t know there are 3 female and male types Ectomorph Mesomorph Endomorph If you ask someone what’s a body type he would definitely answer, “the way someone looks”. That’s true. But there is something else attached to this. It goes deeper than that.

Here’s a shocking collection of fluctuating body trends over the years—from the Gibson girl to the bootylicious; is there really a perfect female body?

A vivid reminder that our standards are very fickle.

From the Gibson Girl of 1910 to the Bootylicious Beyonce of today via Heroin chic Kate Moss, just how much the 'perfect' vision of the female figure has changed may surprise you.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but that eye can see things very differently depending on where (and when) it is. Buzzfeed's video staff explored this idea by creating a video with live models showing us how the concept of an ideal woman's body type has changed throughout history.

Here’s a shocking collection of fluctuating body trends over the years—from the Gibson girl to the bootylicious; is there really a perfect female body?

Sharing how to determine your body shape with four simple measurements! Including the measurements to take, the five body shapes, and more helpful info!

A blogger took to Instagram with a gorgeous photo of herself and some body positive wisdom we all need to hear.

Pittsburgh-based artist Nickolay Lamm created a series of male figures to show how popular culture, the Second World War and the economy have affected men's physical ideal since 1870.