Female beauty of the 20th century: how fashion and images have changed for decades (18 photos)

Each decade of the last century brought something unique to women's looks - from the romantic silhouettes of the 20s to the bright experiments of the 80s. This selection of photographs will show how fashion and style changed, reflecting the times, and how different women, despite the era, remained original and unique.





1. Girl in a popular 40s "bullet bra"



2. Fashionable hairstyles. Minsk, 1987



3. Claudia Schiffer in a Chanel advertising campaign, 1995



4. The Mordovian village of Vechkanovo. The people in the picture are 34 years old. 1914



5. American actress and model Eve Meyer, 1955



6. The legendary Linda Carter in 1970s



7. Julie Ege, 1970s. Norwegian actress and professional model



8. Women in bathing suits. Australia, 1908



9. Surfers on a beach in California, 1920s



10. Women shopping for cosmetics and jewelry at the Illum department store in Copenhagen, Denmark, 1904 year



11. Participants of the first Soviet beauty contest "Miss USSR", which took place in 1989



12. French actress, singer and model Vanessa Paradis, 1990 year



13. Ladies and a car, New York, 1948



14. Joi Lansing - a stunning actress and sex symbol of Hollywood in the mid-20th century century



15. Girls find refuge from the heat in Central Park, New York, 1961



16. American surfers, 1980s



17. Dutch Brides with Mother, 1906