The document discusses changing ideals of female beauty throughout history. In ancient Greece and Rome, sculptures depicting goddesses like Venus and Aphrodite embodied beauty standards. In the 18th century Neoclassical period, larger, fuller-figured women were considered beautiful according to Greek ideals. By the 19th century, corsets were used to achieve small waists and enhance figures, favoring artificiality over naturalness. In the 20th century, corset use declined and more harmonious natural figures became fashionable, though emphasis on femininity increased through the mid-century before ideals changed.

4.  Ideals of beauty of Ancient Greece
and Rome were embodied in the
most famous sculptures. The love
and beauty goddess (Venus – in
Rome and Aphrodite – in Greece) still
is considered a standard – from it
well-known "formula" 90-60-90 went.
 In Ancient Greek mythology
Aphrodite was described so: "Quietly
there is among wild animals
Aphrodite proud of the radiant beauty.
Her companion Aura and Harita, the
beauty goddess to grace, serve it.
They dress the goddess in
magnificent clothes, golden hair
brush it, crown her head with a
sparkling diadem.

5.  Agnessa Sorel, the lady to de Botha, a
favourite of France of Charles VII, was
considered as one of the most beautiful
women in the XV century. To Agnessa
attribute introduction of such innovations as
carrying diamonds by uncrowned persons, the
invention of a long loop, wearing very free
dresses opening one breast.

6.  The Neoclassicism period in the
middle of the XVIII century marked
resetting to old Greek ideals. The
beauty of the XVIII century — the
woman full and large. Portliness and
completeness are considered as a
beauty ideal, and artists of the XVIII
century in portraits purposely round
ladies' forms. Baroque appreciated
splendor, and the burden of a
dimensional farthingale and heavy
brocade could be laid only to a strong
body. To the accepted ideals of
beauty there corresponded also the
relation to appetite: women of the
XVIII century ate much, at all it
without being confused.

7.  Women actively wear corsets to
support a breast and to improve a
figure. As a whole, the mode of
the XIX century gravitated to
artificiality. All natural, natural
seemed rough, primitive. The
healthy flush and suntan, strong,
strong body were signs of a low
origin. Women should have
considered "wasp waists", pale
faces, delicacy and refinement.

8. In the XX century of idea of female beauty
changed radically: first, corsets disappeared,
but together with it the figure became
fashionable harmonious by nature.
Nevertheless, if at the dress beginning of the
century conceal a figure more and more, to
its middle femininity gets the best. Ideal
beauty on advantage was considered
Marilyn Monroe.
.

11. Which part of woman's body you notice first?
nose, 4%
legs, 4%
eyes, 15%
face, 15%
shoulders, 4% thin waist, 4%
hands, 3%
neck, 3%
hair, 7% breast, 16%
lips, 7%
hips, 13%

14.  But the most
important thing in
person in all ages is
his soul.