The Ideal Female Body Type: How It’s Changed in the Last Century

Published on June 30, 2022
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Elle Macpherson

Elle Macpherson is another ’80s Supermodel and embodied the body type. In fact, she was called “The Body” in Time magazine. Decades later, she was still active, appearing in Sports Illustrated in 2014.

Elle Macpherson

Elle Macpherson

The Waif (1990s)

In the 1990s, fashion took another sharp turn from curvy/tall to the waif-thin appearance (few or no curves). Many people have started calling it “heroin chic” because it looks like these women are on drugs. That’s completely opposite to the Supermodel style of the previous decade!

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The Waif (1990s)

The Waif (1990s)