models show off 3,000 years of women’s ideal body type

models show off 3,000 years of women’s ideal body type
gifs by designboom / video courtesy of buzzfeedvideo

throughout the course of history, the standard of female beauty has significantly shifted, shaping the ways in which women look and are perceived. buzzfeedvideo has compiled a short feature with a diverse cast of models, who take the viewer on a journey through the last 3,000 years of beauty. from the curvaceous bodies of the renaissance period in italy, to the boyish, 1920s figures in america, the dramatic evolution proves societies’ standards are constantly unfolding. take a look at the video below to follow history’s course through trends following everything from full-figures to tiny feet.

women bombarded with different standards of beauty ‘should’ be skinny, but healthy, with large breasts and rear

slight and pale typified the ‘heroin chic’ look of the 1990s

from the 1930s through 1950s, women flaunted curvier bodies with slim waists

during the 1920s in the united states, beautiful women bore a curveless, boyish body

beauty in renaissance italy meant a full-figured body, including large hips and breasts

during the han dynasty period of chinese history, women were expected to have slim bodies and pale skin

women in ancient egypt have been depicted as slender, with high waists and slim shoulders