People began considering that Wafuku should be worn to cover the figure of the body to make a cylindrical shape only after High Economic Growth; in contrast, immediately after the World War II, with the influence of Western clothing, it was considered ideal to wear Wafuku to emphasize the figure of the body by showing curvature of the body over kimono.
なお、体型を隠すように直線的に和服を着るべしとされたのは高度経済成長時代に入ってからのことであり、戦後まもなくは、洋服の影響もあって、洋服の下着を身につけ、体の線を出すように曲線的に着るのが良しとされた。