The Ideal Female Body Type: What Changed After A Hundred Years?

Published on 12/16/2020
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Camille Clifford Was A Gibson Girl In The Flesh

The real-life version of the Gibson Girl was considered to be Camille Clifford, to the point that almost everybody would agree that she was a Gibson Girl in the flesh. Camille decided to join a competition looking for a look-a-like illustration of Charles Gibson. It was not surprising that Camille had won, and the judges thought that the drawings looked more like her than any of the other participants.

Camille Clifford Was A Gibson Girl In The Flesh

Camille Clifford Was A Gibson Girl In The Flesh

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The Flapper Of The Roaring ‘20s

During the ’20s, Gibson and It Girl barely had anything in common. The roaring ’20s flapper had short hair and kept refusing to wear a corset. The figure of the hourglass and the dramatic hairstyle were no longer the trends back then. After almost a century of fighting, women were allowed to vote for the ratification of the 19th Amendment. After the political upheaval, the start of consistent fashion shifts began.

The Flapper Of The Roaring ‘20s

The Flapper Of The Roaring ‘20s

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