This Is How The Ideal Female Body Type Has Changed Over The Last Century

The Soft Siren Of The ‘30s

Following the Roaring Twenties, the thirties saw another shift in fashion. Following the stock market crash, women reverted back to dresses that were more form fitting and returned to a more classically feminine style, once again a turn from the previous decade’s boxier dresses.

The Soft Siren Of The ‘30s

Dolores Del Rio

Dolores Del Rio epitomized the ideal female body type and also the old Hollywood glamour of the 1930’s. She was described by Photoplay magazine as “roundly turned” and “warmly curved,” and the Mexican star was even called the Hollywood star with the best figure at the time.

Dolores Del Rio