While some of us spent the better part of the 1990s learning to read, write, and feed ourselves (boring), others lived through a haze of sex, drugs, rock and roll (or, more accurately, grunge), and fashion —the latter of which is the subject of In Vogue: The 90s , a brand-new six-part docuseries on Hulu. Based on a Vogue -produced podcast of the same name, the series, which aired its first three episodes on September 13, foregrounds the people who were there—from tastemaking designers and fashion editors to the era’s top models and actors—and the tales they have to tell are remarkable. Here, find five highlights from the first three episodes of In Vogue: The 90s.
Not everyone was so on board with “heroin chic” As the “thin is in” mindset that defined so much of the ’90s enjoys a contemporary resurgence , it’s important to remember that even then, many industry decision-makers had their reservations about the waifish look typified by models like Kate Moss. “Those images certainly did not look healthy, they did not look well-fed, and this is going to be something that’s going to become a trend? This is going to be something we’re going to embrace and endorse?” Vogue ’s Tonne Goodman recalls thinking upon seeing one particular Moss shoot. Notably, Moss also speaks for herself on the issue in the docuseries, noting: “If I’d been more buxom, it wouldn’t have been such a big deal.
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