While many feel pressure to achieve and maintain the 'perfect body', the ideal shape for woman has evolved almost as frequently as fashion trends throughout the decades. From accentuated curves in the 1950s to 2000s washboard abs and 'heroin chic' in the early 90s - there have been variously ludicrous expectations of the feminine image throughout history. In some cases, the definition of the 'perfect woman' reveals a lot about popular culture at the time, with women from the 1940s idealising stronger, broader look - while fitness fads means a super sporty look was preferred in the 1980s
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