Costume designed by Farrah Abd'elkadar for Catherine Sammie in the 1972 production of Shakespeare's Richard III
From the Centre National du Costume de Scene
Norman Hartnell evening dress worn by Queen Elizabeth II during her state visit to the United States, 1957
From the Royal Collection
Evening dress designed by Norman Hartnell for Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother), 1953
From the V&A
Costume designed by Mary Wills for Bette Davis in "The Virgin Queen" (1955).
From Profiles in History
Costume designed by Walter Plunkett for Jean Simmons in "Young Bess" (1953).
From Profiles in History
Two views of the "Effigy Bodies" which were worn by the effigy of Queen Elizabeth I at her funeral. The effigy sat in Westminster Abbey for nearly 300 years, and in 1994 renowned costume historian Janet Arnold studied the bodies and declared that they were contemporary to the 1603 effigy, rather than made at a later date, and that they were probably patterned after a pair actually worn by Elizabeth I. So yes, the 70-year-old queen did have that tiny waist.