Hourglass corset

Hollywood. The epitome of perfection in body figure in that era was Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor. Body image was more influenced by Hollywood and its celebrities than ever. Women were expected to have curves, slim waists, large breasts and an hourglass body shape. There was hip and rear padding to ‘round out’ figures and skinny women often took weight supplements to gain weight. Women were expected to have flawless skin and sweetheart neckline and circle skirts were used to achieve a soft…

themselves for bodily imperfections which could no longer be regarded as natural” (Featherstone, 1982, p. 20). A paradigm of this drastic outlook on body image was in the Victorian era, when women had corsets synched to their waists, so that they gave the illusion of having an immaculate hourglass figure. Women were defined by the dimensions of their compressed waist and proportionate figure. The more feminine and thin that a woman looked, the more she would be given attention to and honored.…

The history of fashion can be traced back to the beginning of the 19th century but I have chosen to write about the 20th-21st century. There are two basic modern fashion categories Haute Couture and Ready to Wear. The difference between Haute couture and Ready to wear is that Haute Couture is custom made whereas ready to wear clothing is made in big bundles of the same thing. Haute Couture is French for ‘high sewing’ or ‘high dressmaking’ or ‘high fashion’. Haute Couture is exclusive custom…

The Gibson Girl was taller than most real women, had an hour glass figure, and curly hair that she wore tied up in what was called chignon. She also wore a corset with either a blue and white striped or floral dress that had a slight bustle. Stripes and floral were two very common fashion trends at the time. She is what every woman desired to be. The Gibson Girl was the ‘spirit of the early twentieth century’…

For my research, I explored How and Why Fashion Repeats Itself. I investigated the history of fashion, the way and the reasons that fashion changes regularly. I discovered some specific examples such as denim jeans as well. In the process of the research, I took several steps. I examined various websites and several books and checked them for relevance and bias. Additionally, I conducted a survey with 40 people and collated it. History of fashion Fashion has always been key to how people…

In contrast to the more liberated 1940s, the 1950s brought a return to traditional women’s roles. Different from the 1920s through the 1940s, less women graduated high school than men in the 1950s, and more men were still graduating college than women. This did not bring great success for women’s opportunities. In fact, the total amount of women’s participation in the labor force was 50% of that of men’s. After the war, when the men returned, the birth rate, in the United States, increased…