Western standards of beauty

A Timeline that shows the conception of female beauty in each decade, from 1900 to nowadays, followed by their historical context.

1900-09-01 00:00:00

The hourglass figure

Conception of female beauty at that time : Curvy, with a hourglass figure

1920-09-01 00:00:00

Jazz and blues age

1920-09-01 00:00:00

The flapper

Bobbed hair, boyish figure Emancipated women, smoking and wearing short dresses for their time.

1930-09-01 00:00:00

Great Depression

1939-09-01 00:00:00

World War II

1940-09-01 00:00:00

Pin-up

1940-09-01 00:00:00

Mother Figure

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1950-09-01 00:00:00

Civil Rights Movement

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1950-09-01 00:00:00

Hourglass figure

Hourglass figure

1950-09-01 00:00:00

Baby boom

1960-09-01 00:00:00

Androgynous Look

Thin, adolescent looking, androgynous

1960-09-01 00:00:00

Women's emancipation

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1960-09-01 00:00:00

Vietnam War

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1970-08-28 13:04:48

Hippy Movement

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1980-09-01 00:00:00

The Fitness Craze

Athletic, sporty

1980-09-01 00:00:00

Cold War

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1990-09-01 00:00:00

Extremely thin

Western standards of beauty

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