’50s babes
The ’50s were a time of pin-up fashion. They wore bullet bras, tight pencil skirts, halter neck dresses, busty tops and bikinis.
They also favored neck scarves, dark makeup and rock music. These women were considered sex symbols because they fit the beauty ideal of that time, which consisted of curvy breasts and hips with a small waist and long legs. They also wore girdles that pulled their waist in.
’20s babes
In the ’20s, women’s fashion was influenced by a new Modernist movement that rejected the corseted restrictions of the Jane Austin era. Instead, the style favored a streamlined silhouette that was more like a shift dress with minimal structure. These dresses suited a woman’s curves much better than a ‘S’ bend corset would have, so this was definitely a good time to start shopping for a dress that would suit your body.
