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This Video Shows The Evolution Of The Ideal Female Body Type

This Video Shows The Evolution Of The Ideal Female Body Type
This Video Shows The Evolution Of The Ideal Female Body Type

The ideal body of the 1980s. Photo: Buzzfeed UK

If you only watch one video today, make it this one. Buzzfeed UK has made an incredible video documenting the evolution of society’s ideal female body type over time.

Using a diverse cast of models, the video starts in Ancient Egypt (slender with slim shoulders and waist), before moving on to Ancient Greece (full-bodied with light skin) and then on to the curvy Renaissance woman, the androgynous roaring ‘20s flapper girl, the hourglass ‘50s pin-up, the athletic ‘80s woman from the age of the supermodel and the toned, fit ideal body held up by today’s society.

If you need a reminder that perfection is fluid and always changeable, let this video be it.

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