Kropsidealet/The Body Ideal 1950-1970

Beautiful Christiane Schaumburg-Müller in a 50s vintage dress

I 50’erne havde en af de mest solgte bh’er spidse skåle. Den smalle talje sammen med stilletter og de spidse bryster, fremstillede kvinder som seksuelle objekter. Stadig i 50’erne blev en slank, ung krop idealet for teenagepiger. Omkring 1960 blev det unge og det modne ideal mere lig hinanden. Den engelske Mary Quant præsenterede i 1965 miniskørtet. Kjolerne var løse, og fokus var på benene i stedet for kroppens kurver. Det nye kropsideal var en spinkelt og ”lillepigeagtigt”. Hverken hofter, taljen eller brysterne blev fremhævet. Det var højst sandsynligt en protest mod at kvinder var blevet fremstillet som et sexobjekt. Der var mange der gik på sundhedsfarlige slankekure, fordi at de ville ligne modellen Twiggy. Hun signalerede ikke seksuel tiltrækning og kunne bruges af de unge i fremstillingen af sig selv. Langt de fleste brugte dog undertøj der formede figuren indtil 1970’erne.


English

In the 50s one of the most sold bras had pointed cups. The narrow waist together with stilettos and pointed breasts, put women out as sexual objects. Still in the 50s a slim, young body became the ideal for teenagegirls. About 1960 the young and the mature became more alike. The english Mary Quant presented the miniscirt in 1965. The dresses was loose, with focus on the legs instead of the curves of the body. The new body ideal was fragile and littlegirl like. Nor hips, waist or breasts was emphasized. It was most likely a protest against women being looked at as a sex object. A lot of woman went on health damaging and very dangerous diets, ’cause they wanted to look like the model Twiggy. She signaled anything but sexual attraction, and was usefull in young girls manufacturing of themselve. Most women used shaping underwear until the 1970s.