Kim Kardashian's famous curves may adorn glossy magazine covers today but that would not have always been the case.

也许目前金•卡戴珊（Kim Kardashian）的招牌曲线能成为杂志封面的亮点，但日后却不一定。

Rewind 100 years and the perfect female figure was an altogether different story.

时间退回100年前，各个时期女性的完美身材标准大相径庭。

Inspired by Greatist, FEMAIL has taken a look back over the past few generations to examine exactly how the female ideals have changed.

FEMAIL受网络媒体Greatist的影响展开了一次调查，了解过去几代女性的完美身材标准是如何发生变化的。

From the Gibson Girl of the early 1900s to the Bootylicious Beyonce of today - via Heroin chic Kate Moss - just how much the most desired shape of the day has changed over the years may surprise you.

从20世纪早期的吉布森少女（Gibson Girl）,到掀起“海洛因潮流”（Heroin chic）的凯特•摩丝（Kate Moss），再到如今身材秀色可餐的碧昂斯（Beyonce），在此之间人们对理想身材的看法究竟发生了多大的变化？也许这些改变会让你大吃一惊。

In 1910, it was all about the Gibson Girl look: the pouty, curvy woman who personified beauty portrayed by the illustrations of Charles Dana Gibson.

20世纪10年代是吉布森少女的时代。吉布森少女是指插画家查理斯•德纳•吉布森（Charles Dana Gibson）描绘的那些嘴唇微噘、曲线优美的漂亮女性。

Her physique was tall and slender but with a buxom bosom and large hips; essentially an 'S' shaped body achieved by wearing a super-cinched corset.

这类女性身材高挑，丰臀肥乳。紧身的束胸衣成为她们塑造S型身材的必需品。