Hemlines fell in 1930, when morale was low following the stock market crash. Curves seeped their way back into fashion and women dared to bare their shoulders.

20世紀30年代，隨著股票市場大跌，整個社會士氣低落。曲線美再次成為時尚潮流，女性也敢于露出她們的肩膀。

This slightly more voluptuous look was embraced by the media, which lead nicely into the screen queen era of the 1940s.

這些撩人的美貌通過媒體傳遍了大街小巷，也因此開創了20世紀40年代的熒屏皇后時代。

The Forties woman was one inch larger all round than the Flapper simply because she was better nourished.

這些40年代女性由于飲食比較有營養，整體體型要比20年代那些年輕女郎大一英寸。

The Forties laid the foundation for women becoming taller as the Government decreed that every child was entitled to one-third of a pint of milk a day, so promoting the growth of strong bones. This continued in schools until Margaret Thatcher scrapped it in the 1970s.

由于當時政府下令規定孩子每天必須要喝三分之一品脫的牛奶以保證骨骼的健康發育，因此40年代的女性個子相對較高。學校一直在執行這一規定，直到70年代瑪格麗特?撒切爾（Margaret Thatcher）執政后才將它廢除。