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The best figure in Hollywood - 1931 edition!
I found this article on Slate very interesting: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/04/17/best_figure_1931_photoplay_magazine_article_judges_starlet_measurements.html?wpisrc=obnetwork
It's a discussion from 1931 on which celeb of the day has the best figure, backed up by an analysis of their measurements, and contrasted to the "boyish" figures of the models at the time. Makes for an interesting read, if nothing else.
It's a discussion from 1931 on which celeb of the day has the best figure, backed up by an analysis of their measurements, and contrasted to the "boyish" figures of the models at the time. Makes for an interesting read, if nothing else.
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Neat! I'm pretty close to Earl Carrol's ideal measurements... but I weight a good deal more than that.0
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I suppose they weren't really looking at muscular women!0
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It's strange...these girls claim to weigh so little, but their measurements disagree. I have about the same measurements as the other 5'3" girls (32/26.5/35) and yet I weigh about 125 lbs...NOT 115 lbs. Hmmm! Either way, I'm glad to see that they valued women who had a bit more substance than today's models and actresses!0
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It's strange...these girls claim to weigh so little, but their measurements disagree. I have about the same measurements as the other 5'3" girls (32/26.5/35) and yet I weigh about 125 lbs...NOT 115 lbs. Hmmm! Either way, I'm glad to see that they valued women who had a bit more substance than today's models and actresses!
I don't think it's so strange. It depends a lot on body composition. My measurements are really close to Greta Garbos but I weight 15 more lbs than her.0 -
It's also entirely possible that women then lied about their weight as much as women do now.
I've never seen a Playboy centerfold (claim to) weight more than 120 pounds unless she was almost six feet tall. :laugh:0 -
It's strange...these girls claim to weigh so little, but their measurements disagree. I have about the same measurements as the other 5'3" girls (32/26.5/35) and yet I weigh about 125 lbs...NOT 115 lbs. Hmmm! Either way, I'm glad to see that they valued women who had a bit more substance than today's models and actresses!
I noticed the same thing.
At goal, I'm 35-25-35 or so, which is in the range of these sats. But I am 5'2 and 118 at goal.0 -
Women back then probably didn't work out, so they probably filled out those measurements with mostly fat.0
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That's really interesting! Thanks for posting that.0
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