How Has the Ideal Female Body Type Changed During the Last Century?

Elle Macpherson

Elle Macpherson also embodied the classic 1980s Supermodel look. In fact, Time magazine started calling her “The Body.” She didn’t fade away from the spotlight, though. Macpherson was in Sports Illustrated magazine in 2014 and still looked great.

Elle Macpherson

The Waif of the 1990s

Fashion trends took a sharp turn from tall and curvy to the ’90s waif-thin appearance. Most women called it “heroin chic” because it appeared that these women had lost weight from drugs. It was completely opposite of the Supermodel style!

The Waif of the 1990s