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Miuccia Prada employed a similarly inclusive mindset at her show, where curves - a lot of them - were the accessory du jour. Lara Stone, Doutzen Kroes, Catherine McNeil and Miranda Kerr put their natural endowments to good use, showcasing a host of bust-focused ensembles that seemed plucked from the wardrobe ?? Mad discount tiffany bracelets Joan. The more sinewy models were, ironically, made to appear shapelier with protruding layers of ruffled décolletage and bulky knitwear. But could this so-called "return to the curve" be, like so much else in fashion, just another passing trend?Desirable body shapes have, since before the turn of the century, shifted - sometimes dramatically from decade to decade. First there was the ideal image of the 1890s Gibson Girls, who wore restrictive corsetry to mold their bosoms and bottoms into a figure-forming "S" shape. The flapper body of the 1920s was driven by a newfound sense of freedom - waistlines disappeared beneath loose childlike dresses and breasts were purposefully flattened. In the 1930s and '40s the ideal figure - tall and slender with prominent shoulders and narrow discount tiffany earrings like Greta Garbo's - fit seamlessly into the sleek, curve-free silhouette of the time. The 1950s saw the birth of the hourglass (Marilyn Monroe) and body-hugging gowns that juxtaposed the gamine Audrey Hepburn, a stunner in the iconic Givenchy LBD she wore in 1961's Breakfast at Tiffany's.

The 1960s would be a decade of extreme contrasts - two of the most revered models couldn't have been shaped more differently. Twiggy, the face of swinging London who weighed a sparrow-like 90 pounds at 31-23-32, had both fans and detractors. A Neivstveek article described her adolescent-like figure as "four straight limbs in search of a woman's body," while the esteemed Vogue editrix Diana Vreeland defended her: "For us at Vogue, she represents beauty, not Twiggery. We love her silky throat, her naturalness, her inner serenity." Standing half a foot taller at 6?" was the exotic Veruschka, the original leggy model, who was rejected at the beginning of her career because she was simply too tall and too discount tiffany necklaces looking. It was likely her role in Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film, Blow-Up, that changed her course. When she posed for fictional fashion lensman Thomas, gazed into his camera and announced, "Here I am," the world listened. Declared "the girl everybody stares at" by Life Magazine soon after, Veruschka would go on to land 11 Vogue covers and open doors for many future towering beauties.Perhaps it was Veruschka's lasting influence, but unconventional beauty continued to rule in the 1970s. Iman, Grace Jones, Pat Cleveland and Anjelica Huston all found widespread success. Iman's flawless skin and signature long, graceful neck (for which she was teased as a child) gave her an almost regal elegance prized by photographers such as Peter Beard. Jones' athletic body and daring personal style was a dream canvas for designer's like Paco Rabanne and photographers such as onetime boyfriend Jean-Paul Goude - he was responsible for one of her most famous images, which involved little more than a microphone and a whole lot of body oil. Cleveland, Huston and Revlon giri Lauren Hutton ali served as muses for Halston - who appreciated how their lanky, angular frames fit his slinky, disco-ready jumpsuits.

The prosperity of the 1980s kicked off a national health and fitness boom that would be reflected in the modeling world - hearty, rosy-cheeked and tight-abbed all-American beauties like Christie Brinkley with her matching rows of pearly whites, and freckle-faced Cheryl Tiegs, who could convince you to buy a mascara and hit the gym discount tiffany rings an aerobics class. Their figures (and faces) were far more relatable to the average woman than the unusual beauties of the decade prior. But that healthy, good-girl look was not what designers like Azzedine Alai'a, a.k.a the King of Cling, wanted at the end of the 1980s. After all, it would take someone with both killer curves and a clear dancing-ontables kind of edge to pull off the revealing, bandage-style dresses that he crafted. Can you imagine American sweetheart Brinkley rocking a skintight mini with wrap-around zipper and a leather jacket?