Beauty standards change so drastically over time. We’re accustomed to glossy magazine covers and runway models, but if we look back at history... It makes one wonder: how would modern men react if women once again aspired to be as full-figured as they were in the past?

Take the Renaissance, for instance, or even the more recent Victorian era. Back then, graceful fullness, soft, rounded lines, and opulent, voluminous gowns weren’t just a matter of fashion, they were symbols of health, wealth, and high social status.

Just imagine: no grueling diets. On the contrary, the more voluminous and lavish the dress the more yards of heavy velvet, silk, and lace poured into the attire the more majestic a woman appeared. And corsets? That’s a whole other story! They created that iconic "hourglass" silhouette, for the sake of which ladies were willing to endure any amount of discomfort. Though, to be fair, men of that time found this look incredibly alluring and mysterious.

When you gaze at paintings by the old masters, you realize that those voluminous gowns and regal bearing possessed a natural magnetism and femininity qualities that, alas, are often hidden by today’s jeans and sneakers.

It’s curious ,why has fashion shifted so radically over time? Which type of female figure do men actually find most attractive: the slender, model-like frame, or a woman with luscious, curvaceous forms?