Fashion History & Style
From Bullet Bras to Shoulder Pads: The Decades That Taught America What Sexy Looks Like
Four decades. Four completely different visions of desire. From the wartime bombshell to the disco goddess to the power-suited seductress of the Reagan era, American sexual aesthetics have been shaped as much by hemlines and fabric choices as by anything Hollywood ever put on screen. Here's our take on the eras that still make us weak in the knees.