KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If you thought thin was in, think again. A study by a UMKC graduate student shows the perception of the ideal female body shape among U.S. women has significantly changed over time.

Artificial intelligence has its own idea of what the perfect human body should look like. A new study by The Bulimia Project, a Brooklyn, New York-based website that publishes content and research ...

It’s no secret that beauty standards are always shifting, but looking back over the last century really puts it into perspective. What was considered the “ideal” female body in one decade might be ...

In the 1600s, William Shakespeare wrote, “Beauty is judged by the eyes,” highlighting the subjective nature of the concept. But in a globalized world, does this perception vary from country to country ...

Aphrodite, as depicted by ancient Greeks, did not have the body of a modern day supermodel. Throughout most of history, the “ideal” female body has been depicted as curvier and plumper than most of ...

You only have to step out of your front door to see how much the female figure is under the spotlight. Films, adverts, music videos, magazine shoots and fashion shows all project a certain ideal, and ...

In the late 1890s and early 1900s, American artist Charles Dana Gibson illustrated the Gibson Girl who was an amalgamation of American femininity and served as a beauty standard for everyday women.

Key Points: People often think that beauty ideals are fixed and unchangeable, but new research suggests that they depend on the people around you. Representation of all body types may therefore lead ...