Hard to believe as it seems, thin wasn't always in. There are centuries of documentation of female beauty, and except for ours, the trend is fairly consistant: beautiful women are shapely, soft, and rounded. What a contrast is that idea to our current ideal - the waif-like figure introduced by Twiggy and popularized by the likes of Kate Moss!

This timeline is an illustrated journey through the last 600 years, from the portraits of the European Renaissance to red-carpet photos of modern celebrities. Take time to study each picture as you scroll. What would our society today say to these women about their bodies? And, perhaps more importantly, what would these women have to say to us?

No doubt Camille Clifford hands down hottest!
something very much outside of my tax bracket for most current ones, and I'm afraid I'de break those stick figures. christ, isn't there a treatment center for Lindsey Lohan and Nichole Ritchie?
But ultimately true beauty belongs to my wife and mother of my nine children ( and she's not fat ) Janet!
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Dirish:Nine children!! WOW: congrats

I am happy to have my curves, since we know now through the recent clips that we hourglass gals are smarter too, lol

Thats evolution of clothing styles! (I wonder when is man going to shun that altogether; or maybe he wants to but nature forbids it, at least most of the time).

Antara, Thank you so much! Everyone a reason to live for!
I'm an American Irishman, it's nice to hear from some one that actually is Irish, and beautiful too!