Model and pin up girl Betty Brosmer and her amazing 18″ waist – isn’t she fabulous?
Betty Brosmer and her amazing 18" waist
1950s
After the hardships of the wartime years, the 1950s exploded in a riot of colour. Women embraced the hourglass figure of Christian Dior’s ‘New Look’ and wore big petticoats to make their skirts larger, and for the first time teenagers developed their own fun sense of style.