22 retro photos of models from past years

The world will never get tired of talking about beauty and fashion. All times have had their own standards that they tried to be like and standards that they tried to adhere to. See a selection of archival footage of beautiful and successful models of past years. These are women who have driven dozens of men crazy, made some women burst with envy and become objects of admiration among others.

1. Unknown model in Sergei Balkin’s beach photographs. Shooting for Vogue magazine, 1945. (Photo by Serge Balkin)

2. Model wearing long gloves with edges. October 29, 1949. (Photo by Nancy Sandys Walker)

3. A model draws a dress for a party, circa 1950.

4. The girl puts on stockings. USA, circa 1950s. (Photo by George Marks)

5. The British model quickly touches up her makeup during the John Kavanagh show. The designer came to Paris with four models to show his work to clients who could not or would not come to London. February 28, 1953. (Photo by Kurt Hutton)

6. British models try to relax on the floor backstage during a break. (Photo by Kurt Hutton)

7. Models getting ready for the John Kavanagh show. (Photo by Kurt Hutton)

8. At a fashion show in France, John Cavanagh's models change backstage while a waiter pours champagne, 1953.

9. Models relax before a show at a modeling school in Manchester. Training at this school lasts 4 weeks. November 20, 1954. (Photo by Bert Hardy)

10. Model Dovima, in the 1955 photo of the legendary Richard Avedon, which made her famous (Photo by Richard Avedon).

11. Jennifer Castle on a bed in a “Baby Doll” nightgown, 1963. (Photo by Evening Standard)

12. A model demonstrates how to zip up a dress in the back when no one is around to help, 1964. All you need to do is thread the string through the zipper dog. (Photo by Evening Standard)

13. English model Jean Shrimpton, 1965. (Photo by Evening Standard)

14. Model in a bright beach dress, 1966. (Photo by Ellis)

15. Nicky Allen in a white bikini under a lace dress from the new Christian Dior collection, March 1, 1966. (Photo by David Cairns)

16. Christine Eastleigh wearing a unique dress made from 65 £1 notes. December 13, 1966. (Photo by David Cairns)

17. Actress and model Charlotte Rampling in a minidress at a photo shoot at the water's edge, 1967. (Photo by Express)

18. American actress and model Marisa Berenson in a photo shoot for Vogue in December 1969. (Photo by Irving Penn)

19. German fashion model and actress Helga Kiene in January 1970.

20. Models Nancy Lee and Tiu Lik. October 1971. Great Britain. (Photo by M. McKeown).

21. A model in a long white dress with a matching headdress at the show of British designers Bill Gibb, John Bates, Jean Muir and Zandra Rhodes in London, October 27, 1972. (Photo by Mike Lawn)

22. British model Vicky Hodge April 11, 1972. (Photo by M. McKeown)