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1971: Young Ian Archibald ponders the consequences of a complex critical study of beauty contestants during the Miss TV Times finals in London

Young Ian Archibald ponders the consequences of a complex critical study of beauty contestants during the Miss TV Times finals in London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images). 30 July 1971




American film star, Jayne Mansfield, posing for photographers at the Dorchester Hotel, London, 1957

American film star, Jayne Mansfield, posing for photographers at the Dorchester Hotel, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 1957




Four young people in swimming costumes walking along arm in arm at Thorpe Bay, Essex, England, 1934

Four young people in swimming costumes walking along arm in arm at Thorpe Bay, Essex, England. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Getty Images). 1934




A woman wearing cut-off jeans and a halter-neck sun top in St Tropez, 1972

A woman wearing cut-off jeans and a halter-neck sun top in St. Tropez. (Photo by Roy Jones/Getty Images). 1972




Dancer and model Jeann Marsh demonstrates some of the hazards which may beset those wearing fashionable stiletto heels, such as tripping and twisting an ankle, 1953

Dancer and model Jeann Marsh demonstrates some of the hazards which may beset those wearing fashionable stiletto heels, such as tripping and twisting an ankle. (Photo by Carl Sutton/Getty Images). 1953




Some of Cochran's Young Ladies, from a production by the English theatre impresario Charles Blake Cochran

Some of “Cochran's Young Ladies”, from a production by the English theatre impresario Charles Blake Cochran. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). 1925




Dancer Jean Rai demonstrating the Black Bottom Blues, the latest dance craze from America at the Lido club in the Champs-Elysees, Paris, 1925

Dancer Jean Rai demonstrating the “Black Bottom Blues”, the latest dance craze from America at the Lido club in the Champs-Elysees, Paris. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). 1925




Firmly clutching some chickens under their arms three land army girls turn their backs on the camera, 1940

Firmly clutching some chickens under their arms three land army girls turn their backs on the camera. (Photo by A. J. O'Brien/Getty Images). 1940




Female visitors in hot pants entering St Paul's Cathedral, London, 1971

Female visitors in “hot pants” entering St. Paul's Cathedral, London. Visitors in such garb would not be allowed to enter St Peter's in Rome. (Photo by Mike Lawn/Getty Images). 1971




1938: Hollywood screen star Olivia De Havilland riding a bicycle

Hollywood screen star Olivia De Havilland riding a bicycle. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1938




1943: Servicewomen look at a design of artificial silk-plated stocking, called 731, specially designed for servicewomen at a fashion show at Kennards of Croydon

Servicewomen look at a design of artificial silk-plated stocking, called 731, specially designed for servicewomen at a fashion show at Kennards of Croydon. (Photo by Arthur Tanner/Fox Photos/Getty Images). 22nd September 1943




1959: Two London office workers clasp their hands over their ears and jump in the air as the guns of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery fire their salute to mark the sixth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's Coronation, at Hyde Park, London

Two London office workers clasp their hands over their ears and jump in the air as the guns of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery fire their salute to mark the sixth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's Coronation, at Hyde Park, London. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images). 2nd June 1959




1975: A s*xy planning meeting on a building site in the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas

A planning meeting on a building site in the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). Circa 1975




1976: Models, Lynn and Christine, wearing a new style of tights and shorts from the Aristoc range

Models, Lynn and Christine, wearing a new style of tights and shorts from the Aristoc range. (Photo by Jones/Evening Standard/Getty Images). 7th June 1976




1942: Civil Defence Workers in Finsbury are beating the winter pallor with free sun lamp treatments

Civil Defence Workers in Finsbury are beating the winter pallor with free sun lamp treatments. They call it “Mixray” at the Finsbury Health Centre, and it was designed by two Czechoslovak inventors. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images). 17th April 1942




1941: This woman enjoys the practicality of the new fashionable trousers for ladies leaning into the bonnet of her Austin motor car

This woman enjoys the practicality of the new fashionable trousers for ladies, “I love them, now I clean my own plugs” she says, leaning into the bonnet of her Austin motor car. (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images). 1st November 1941




1953: The legs of some of the fifty beauty queens competing for the title of Miss World

The legs of some of the fifty beauty queens competing for the title of “Miss World” sponsored by Mecca Dancing Ltd. (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images). 7th November 1953




Lady Jane Vane-Tempest-Stewart out dancing in the Latin Quarter in fishnets and a leotard, 1958

Lady Jane Vane-Tempest-Stewart out dancing in the Latin Quarter in fishnets and a leotard, 5th March 1958. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)




Portrait of American model and actress Betty Grable, as she stands in high heels and a one-piece bathing suit and looks  over her shoulder, one hand on her waist, 1943

Portrait of American model and actress Betty Grable (1916–1973), as she stands in high heels and a one-piece bathing suit and looks over her shoulder, one hand on her waist, 1943. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)



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