Over the past 75 years, fashion shows have evolved from intimate presentations to global spectacles. Vogue takes a look at the rich history of fashion’s illustrious front row. Dior’s 1950s “New Look” revolutionized femininity, while the ’60s embraced individual freedom and exclusivity. The ’70s introduced cultural influencers and turned shows into entertainment, paving the way for the extravagant glamour of the ’80s. By the ’90s, mainstream appeal dominated, and the 2000s saw celebrities strategically claim the front row. The rise of influencers in the 2010s, fueled by social media, democratized access to Fashion Week. Even as the pandemic briefly halted live shows, the industry adapted and returned. Today, the front row itself has become part of the spectacle with celebrities like Kylie Jenner wearing the same outfit we also see on the runway.
Director: Catherine Orchard
Editors: Evan Allan, Ryan Jeffrey
Producers: Rahel Gebreyes, Bety Dereje
Archival Researcher: Lilli Karkowski
Writer: Laia Garcia-Furtado
Associate Producer: Marisah Yazbek
Creative Production Coordinator: Anisa Kennar
Production Coordinators: Ava Kashar, Tanía Jones
Production Manager: Natasha Soto-Albors
Line Producer: Romeeka Powell
Senior Director, Production Management: Jessica Schier
Assistant Editors: Fynn Lithgow, Justin Symonds
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Art & Graphics Lead: Léa Kichler
Supervising Editor: Erica DeLeo
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Associate Director, Post Production: Nicholas Ascanio
Director, Content Production: Rahel Gebreyes
Senior Director, Video: Romy van den Broeke
Senior Director, Programming: Linda Gittleson
VP, Video Programming: Thespena Guatieri
Footage Courtesy of Video Fashion
Image Courtesy of Steven Meisel
00:00 – Fashion!
00:39 – 1950s
01:22 – 1960s
01:50 – 1970s
02:20 – 1980s
02:57 – 1990s
03:31 – 2000s
04:26 – 2010s
05:10 – 2020s
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Ximena Vera
September 10, 2020 at 4:06 pm
hahahah they’re the best!! Love you Vanity Fair ❤️
Literally Mel
September 10, 2020 at 4:06 pm
Love this! 🤪
Literally Mel
September 10, 2020 at 4:06 pm
JENNIFER GARNER 🥰
LEGION Clips
September 10, 2020 at 4:08 pm
Love me some Jason Bateman
Richard Underwood
September 10, 2020 at 4:12 pm
Jennifer Garner on words! Youtube snuck this on to my recommended list!
1 sub before 2021?
September 10, 2020 at 4:19 pm
To the early squad reading this I hope you have a great day 🪁💘|Read my name ‘ |
Can I Have 30 Subs Before 2024?
September 10, 2020 at 4:23 pm
Use me as a here before 1k views button
Corinne Hesson
September 10, 2020 at 4:23 pm
as a southern louisiana cajun, this made me happy
Sarah Tachibana
September 10, 2020 at 4:24 pm
I love this video, I’m gonna rewatch it quite a bit. I am American, and yet the vast majority of these slangs I didn’t know. Goes to show how BIG America is, it’s like a whole bunch of countries put together.
Brittany W
September 10, 2020 at 5:01 pm
I also think a lot of these slang words were big when these adults were kids, but they are very much not what most millenials or Gen Z uses today.
Example: “chicken” referring to money. Nobody says that anymore. “paper” is more common, but in today’s modern internet culture, we say “bread” or “dough”. As in “gotta get that bread”.
Sheila Blische
September 10, 2020 at 6:29 pm
I definitely agree. NY born NJ raised & have lived in PA for 25 years. The South is its own thing.
NakedAndLaughing
September 10, 2020 at 4:25 pm
Try harder Tiffany, you aren’t funny or original. Any celebs with an original thought of their own? Oh, wait….they are all handled soooooo NO!
Ghostbeef
September 10, 2020 at 4:36 pm
Wow tell us how you really feel, yikes
chandini241
September 10, 2020 at 4:28 pm
Gosh Adam Devine looks so much like Jordan Peele
Juice Box
September 10, 2020 at 4:33 pm
People like to forget the hate crimes Mark Walhberg has committed
Victoria Thomas
September 10, 2020 at 4:36 pm
What?
Sheila Blische
September 10, 2020 at 6:32 pm
What about the crimes against humanity, his so called acting & general douche bag personality ugh 😑
Sheila Blische
September 10, 2020 at 6:35 pm
Victoria Thomas Going back to ’86 this punk has a long list of hate crimes. Culminating in the attempted murder that he plead down & only received 2 years for. Served 45 days
Victoria Thomas
September 10, 2020 at 6:37 pm
Sheila Blische Do you understand what a hate crime is?
Stealthy Mongoose
September 10, 2020 at 4:34 pm
6:42 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Ghostbeef
September 10, 2020 at 4:36 pm
A toboggan is a hat in KY?! Oh dear
Stealthy Mongoose
September 10, 2020 at 4:39 pm
8:52 you mean people who have hate crimes on their record, Marky Mark?
Toosoo
September 10, 2020 at 4:39 pm
can confirm that is a lot of the southern slang, toboggan means like a knitted winter hat, dad gum is a nice way to curse, might could is like probably, and purdy is pretty. Bless your heart is kinda depends on the context like it can mean like I hope their ok ( like oh man that boy got hurt, bless his heart ) or it can mean like I hope things get better for that person ( like they lost all their money, bless their heart) and you can pretty much but any pronoun in there, though I’ve seen people use bless your heart in kinda backhanded ways too sorta walk back what they said ( like you got a girl pregnant?! bless your heart) like its a nice way to say your an idiot
Danielle King
September 10, 2020 at 7:31 pm
It’s kind of like “aw, good for you” if meant in a demeaning way, lol
Mike Haywood
September 10, 2020 at 4:58 pm
I didn’t think I’d see a video more cringe than YouTube Rewind
Miss Anne Thrope
September 10, 2020 at 5:06 pm
As a Canadian, I was astonished by them calling a toboggan a toque!😂 Crazy!! Mind you not everyone know a toque is what others call a beanie or knitted cap worn in the winter.
Danielle King
September 10, 2020 at 7:29 pm
And I always knew a toboggan as a freakin’ sled, not a hat!!
russian_man69
September 10, 2020 at 5:20 pm
Wow theres alot of celebrities for 1 vid. Impressive.
SciFacts
September 10, 2020 at 5:29 pm
Random fact:
Oranges were originally green. 🍊🟢
-SciFacts
Mister Sweetness
September 10, 2020 at 5:30 pm
Chloe Grace Moretz is so beautiful. Seriously. ❤️❤️❤️
Billy Lewis
September 10, 2020 at 5:36 pm
I knew almost all of them minus the New York ones.
RickySOS Vartol
September 10, 2020 at 5:49 pm
Ha you haters have been outnumbered
Nada Nika
September 10, 2020 at 6:22 pm
doctor: “you have 10 minutes and 49 seconds left to live”
me:
Holly B
September 10, 2020 at 7:23 pm
Matthew forgot to mention that “Bless your heart” is very frequently used sarcastically & is *not * meant as a positive thought towards the person receiving the blessing.. it’s all context . At least in North Carolina. Y’all will know a bad blessing when you overhear or receive one 🙂
Danielle King
September 10, 2020 at 7:32 pm
My bf’s mom says “bless your heart” all the time as a sympathetic phrase to like a stressful situation.
For example, I tell her I crammed for a test and got no sleep, she would say “bless your heart”. I’ve heard it more in a positive or at least sympathetic tone more than mean.
Holly B
September 10, 2020 at 7:41 pm
@Danielle King Oh yes, it certainly CAN be said in a very sincere & loving fashion !!!! You will know if you ever hear it otherwise, for example if said by the exasperated woman standing in the 10 item or less grocery lane directly behind a woman with a full cart & fuller attitude…