Average British Woman in 1950 and Today

September 16, 2009 12:00 PM 3 comments

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From the Daily Mail UK (Probably worse for men):

Sixty years ago the average British woman’s figure was fairly trim: at a petite 5ft 2in, the scales rarely tipped 9st 10lb. Even her feet – size 31/2 – were small, and she fitted neatly into a size 12 dress.

As for her vital statistics – 37-27-39 – she was the classic hour-glass, not far off Hollywood standards (America’s most famous pin-up girl Betty Grable measured a curvy but slender 36-24-35).

Fast forward to 2009, and we have ballooned. Not only are we taller, we’re also heavier and less curvaceous, according to the UK National Sizing Survey.

 

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