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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Alexis Waldhagen-Nordström
September 16, 2021 at 4:15 pm
This guy needs to be locked up in a Brasilian favela for just one month.
That might be a healing experience.
Toni
September 16, 2021 at 4:23 pm
Why lol
João Victor Ferreira
September 16, 2021 at 4:29 pm
…
Amado?
Alexis Waldhagen-Nordström
September 16, 2021 at 5:21 pm
@Toni To experience physically absolute poverty might change his view on his own little world in terms of humility, humanity and coming down to earth again.
Lucian Carvalho
September 16, 2021 at 4:25 pm
This man has a long and burocratic day
Praxus 07
September 16, 2021 at 4:31 pm
Good Lord, must be nice to be rich and do really nothing but pamper yourself all day.
Mojoblitz
September 16, 2021 at 4:35 pm
I realllllyyy doubt he does all this in a day lmao
Bow
September 16, 2021 at 4:42 pm
Handsome, Canadian, nice guy, loves animals… if only you didn’t eat them though.
Queenofwheels
September 16, 2021 at 4:49 pm
These comments are annoying. There is nothing he does that has to do with having money, and there is nothing he does that you can’t do in your day. Also, did he say he washes his body with his hands?
Alexis Waldhagen-Nordström
September 16, 2021 at 4:56 pm
@Queenofwheels Did we just watch the same video?!
Praxus 07
September 16, 2021 at 4:58 pm
Spending your day doing nothing but skin care, meditating, working out, walking your dog, and “working” by speaking to your assistant is the definition of being rich and doing nothing but pampering yourself.
Natasha Dame
September 16, 2021 at 4:52 pm
He’s so fussy lol
Breay Yayiyt
September 16, 2021 at 4:59 pm
Jesus is your way to heaven, he paid the price for your sins. Once you believe you are sealed and saved forever. Salvation is a free gift.
Hannah Mulford
September 16, 2021 at 5:02 pm
This guy works out for an hour and goes to gym class and walks the dog for an hour and takes 2 showers and I go to my stupid email job all day long
MILLENNIAL ZINE
September 16, 2021 at 5:04 pm
imagine literally doing the same thing every single day down to what you eat and the exact time you get your drinks
Matty Durant
September 16, 2021 at 5:05 pm
This guy is a nightmare. Jesus Christ, anybody else get massive Patrick Bateman American Psycho vibes???
Financial Shinanigan
September 16, 2021 at 5:13 pm
Routine like Patrick Bateman but more friendly.
Eileen Mulhall
September 16, 2021 at 5:25 pm
Your shirt looks like you’re on vacation. You walk your dog a really good amount.
sherry kao
September 16, 2021 at 5:28 pm
I’m exhausted after 2 min. watching him.
Alexis Waldhagen-Nordström
September 16, 2021 at 5:37 pm
*What was his PR assistant thinking?!*
I mean, this format is so precarious.
There is no way that a man like Mr. Porowski does not come across like a shallow prig.
He has not done himself a favour.
Victoria Sampley
September 16, 2021 at 6:02 pm
This gave me anxiety
Aurelia Menezes
September 16, 2021 at 6:10 pm
He’s a perfect embodiment of a Pisces.
Jordaine Enriquez
September 16, 2021 at 6:25 pm
I loves how he talks to his doorman on a regular basis. So wholesome
Shona Palmer
September 16, 2021 at 6:36 pm
A chef who can’t pronounce pistachio correctly??? Hmmmm
Harmin
September 16, 2021 at 6:45 pm
I’m obsessed with that shirt.
Faizel Razak
September 16, 2021 at 6:54 pm
how much do these days cost?
15lamisma
September 16, 2021 at 7:13 pm
He his giving me anxiety.
Townsend spyro 99.
September 16, 2021 at 7:45 pm
The movie of nature remastered butter it will be out on 2049 I think I might do it on 2040 but there might be some issues.