(1913 cartoon on the dictates of fashion from the old “Life” magazine.)
I was playing around on the internet this morning and found this 1913 rendering of Gibson-style girls. The thought crossed my mind – this sort of devil-in-fashion still holds true today. Doesn’t the fashion world CONTINUE to tell us what shapes are acceptable – especially when clothing shape is used to echo and enhance body shape.
A little background for you: The Gibson Girl is often considered one of the first recognized “standard” beauties. With the introduction of the S-shaped corset, she was slim, but hourglass-ample through 1907. She was tall, with a pile of loose curls or chignon, slender facial features, and continued towards a slimmer silhouette through 1913. How many of those seemingly antiquated standards of beauty are standards we still find on runways and magazine covers today?
Interesting, to say the least.
So funny – I didn’t even think that the cartoon was an older one until I saw the way the women were drawing. Too true!
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I did the same sort of double take. Amazing, isn’t it?