Shoulder pads continued to be popular into the 1940s. But the ideal figure began swinging back more toward the feminine when World War II ended, with higher hem lines meaning women were showing a bit more leg.
20世紀(jì)40年代，墊肩仍然很流行。但是二戰(zhàn)后，理想身材再次變得更加女性化，裙子變短，腿露的也多了。

Then, in the late '40s, that undergarment innovation brought the hourglass figure back in a big way, with celebrities like Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly showing them off in very different lights in the 1950s. While Marilyn's often revealing outfit choices were played up with pouty lips and sensual stares, Grace epitomized a more subtle sex appeal with her full skirts.
40年代末，文胸的發(fā)明使得沙漏型身材再次流行。到了50年代，瑪麗蓮?夢露和格蕾絲?凱利等明星展現(xiàn)了不同類型的沙漏型身材。瑪麗蓮嘴唇微翹和雙眸性感，配上她的熱辣服裝，簡直錦上添花。而格蕾絲的傘裙展現(xiàn)的是一種更微妙的性感。

Then finally, in the 1960s, legs got their chance to come out and play, too, as mini skirts were all the rage. Bikinis also earned swift popularity, and women began showing more and more skin on and off the beach. Curves fell out of favor again with many people, as Twiggy's super-slim figure inspired women to shed pounds.
20世紀(jì)60年代，隨著迷你裙風(fēng)行一時，女性有了露腿展示的機會。比基尼也迅速風(fēng)靡，不管是否在海邊，女性開始更多地暴露自己的身材。很多女性再次對曲線美失去了好感，因為崔姬超級苗條的身材激勵著廣大女性去減肥。