The world never tires of talking about beauty and fashion. Throughout history, there have been icons that people have strived to emulate and standards that they have strived to adhere to. Explore a selection of archival footage capturing beautiful and successful models of the past. These are women who have driven dozens of men wild, made some women envy, and become objects of admiration for others. 
1. Unknown model in beach photos by Sergei Balkin. Shoot for Vogue magazine, 1945. (Photo by Serge Balkin) 
2. Model wearing long, fur-trimmed gloves. October 29, 1949. (Photo by Nancy Sandys Walker) 
3. Model sketching a party dress, circa 1950. 
4. Girl putting on stockings. USA, circa 1950s. (Photo by George Marks) 
5. A British model quickly touches up her makeup during the John Kavanagh show. The designer came to Paris with four models to show his work to clients who couldn't or didn't want to travel to London. February 28, 1953. (Photo by Kurt Hutton) 
6. British models try to rest on the floor backstage during a break. (Photo by Kurt Hutton) 
7. Models prepare for the John Kavanagh show. (Photo by Kurt Hutton) 
8. At a fashion show in France, John Kavanagh's models change backstage while a waiter pours champagne, 1953. 
9. Models rest before the show at a modeling school in Manchester. Training at this school lasts four weeks. November 20, 1954. (Photo by Bert Hardy) 
10. Model Dovima, in the 1955 photo by the legendary Richard Avedon that made her famous (Photo by Richard Avedon). 
11. Jennifer Castle on a bed in a "Baby Doll" nightgown, 1963. (Photo by Evening Standard) 
12. A model demonstrates how to zip up a dress with a back zipper when no one is around to help, 1964. All you have to do is thread a string through the zipper pull. (Photo by Evening Standard) 
13. English model Jean Shrimpton, 1965. (Photo by Evening Standard) 
14. Model in a bright beach dress, 1966. (Photo by Ellis) 
15. Nicky Allen wears a white bikini under a lace dress from the new Christian Dior collection, March 1, 1966. (Photo by David Cairns) 
16. Christine Eastley wears a unique dress made from 65 one-pound notes. December 13, 1966. (Photo by David Cairns) 
17. Actress and model Charlotte Rampling wears a minidress during a photo shoot by the water's edge, 1967. (Photo by Express) 
18. American actress and model Marisa Berenson in a photo shoot for Vogue in December 1969. (Photo by Irving Penn). 
19. German model and actress Helga Kiene in January 1970. 
20. Models Nancy Lee and Tiu Lik. October 1971. UK. (Photo by M. McKeown). 
21. A model in a long white dress with a matching headdress at the fashion show of British designers Bill Gibb, John Bates, Jean Muir, and Zandra Rhodes in London, October 27, 1972. (Photo by Mike Lawn) 
22. British model Vicky Hodge, April 11, 1972. (Photo by M. McKeown)
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