charlotte.gush / +size, 1960 fashion, 1970 fashion, 1980 fashion, 1990 fashion, 2000 fashion, All walks, all walks beyond the catwalk, allwalks, beauty ideals, body diversity, body image, history of beauty, Zina Graber / 0 Comment

I completely love everything about the 1960’s, the fashion, the music, the art and the entire zeitgeist of the decade. However, the curvy and glamorous ideal of previous decades changed suddenly to a preference for slim, boyish frames. Female ideals consisted of very slight, slim figures, with short pixie crops and heavy eye make up. [...]