re: Women’s Ideal Body Types Throughout History

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It is a myth that Marilyn Monroe, for example, was a BBW.

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I'm not saying if this is true or not, cause I honestly don't know, but here is some information about the "golden age" that provides a little insight.

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The Golden Age of Hollywood lasted from the 1930s through 1950s. During that time, the Hays Code was in effect, establishing moral parameters regarding what could or couldn’t be said, shown, or implied in film. The code limited the types of roles available to women, creating an idealized version of women that, for the first time, was spread around the world. Movie stars at the time, like Marilyn Monroe, flaunted curvier bodies with slim waists.

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Also, here is a link to a book excerpt pertaining to women of the 30's and their figures: LINK


Here is a site that lists her size and weight according to her dresses that have been preserved (no citations listed to prove anything though): LINK

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So what size was Marilyn Monroe actually? Luckily, many of her dresses, carefully preserved, are still around to measure off of. Further, one of her dress makers also chimed in with exact measurements he took. Those measurements were 5 ft. 5.5 inches tall; 35 inch bust; 22 inch waist (approximately 2-3 inches less than the average American woman in the 1950s and 12 inches less than average today); and 35 inch hips, with a bra size of 36D. Her weight fluctuated a bit through her career, usually rising in times of depression and falling back to her normal thereafter, but her dressmaker listed her as 118 pounds and the Hollywood studios tended to list her between 115-120 lbs.

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