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
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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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OhGreatItsAmy
October 5, 2020 at 6:00 pm
I’m sorry “cream knackered”?? Isn’t it cream crackered? Like the point is that it’s cockney rhyming slang for knackered which means tired, no?
Tappy Toes
October 5, 2020 at 6:04 pm
I hate rich celebs
Ameera Sali
October 5, 2020 at 6:06 pm
The leg it part tho, I thought it was read as legit at first HAHAHAHA😂
littlefurnace
October 5, 2020 at 6:13 pm
Lol i have never heard the word Bezzle and i’m English. Swear she researched them first. Or maybe just making them up? Blub definitely means to cry and the phrase is Cream Crackered, not cream knackered.
Laila'sLife
October 5, 2020 at 6:21 pm
This girl has looked 16 the last 10 years
Haowei Shi
October 5, 2020 at 6:30 pm
I’ve grown up in the UK and I’ve not heard half of these before
JS Matteson
October 5, 2020 at 6:35 pm
Clanger: Bach died of a “botched” eye surgery. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Taylor_(oculist)
Lwazi Mpofu-Mketwa
October 5, 2020 at 6:42 pm
For those who’ve never heard her British accent, watch her movie “Love, Rosie”.
Jess
October 5, 2020 at 6:47 pm
That’s not her real accent though, it’s put on for a movie so it’s not “her British accent”. Also there’s pretty much no such thing as a “British accent” because everyone in Britian has a different accent (Scottish, English, Welsh or Northern Irish!) Either way, she grew up in England and moved to LA and has a British dad 🙂
Lwazi Mpofu-Mketwa
October 5, 2020 at 6:53 pm
@Jess “her” British accent “in the movie”. I’m very much aware of the different types of accents 😊
My comment was just in response to the people who wanted to hear what it sounds like.
Cam
October 5, 2020 at 6:45 pm
did she just ruin r kid?
Linnea Halfar
October 5, 2020 at 6:45 pm
Omg!!!
I love her sooo much
This made my day
Divya Ravindran
October 5, 2020 at 6:49 pm
She should be a teacher!! 😁
John Paul Araneta
October 5, 2020 at 6:50 pm
Watched, 2 hours ago.
A17D12EW
October 5, 2020 at 6:52 pm
Best brows in Hollywood.
I am an honest advisor to you
October 5, 2020 at 6:57 pm
Have you ever heard the Qur’an the word of God ???https://youtu.be/dgiUnb76rpk😎😎😎😍😍😘😘🤩🤗🤗🤗
Brittany Morton
October 5, 2020 at 7:10 pm
How she said lurgy got me 😂
Nini Farulava
October 5, 2020 at 7:11 pm
It’s so weird hearing British slangs in a very harsh American accent. 😀
Steven Rodriguez
October 5, 2020 at 7:17 pm
🍑💨🇬🇧
Nadir Ağa
October 5, 2020 at 7:20 pm
She is really good at it and really helps to memorize those slang definitions by repeating them within the context
Kaleigh Erin
October 5, 2020 at 7:25 pm
i think we can all agree we’d kill to look like her
Marre Loarca
October 5, 2020 at 7:32 pm
Now I get some catfish and the bottlemen’s lyrics
Paul Kerrigan
October 5, 2020 at 7:37 pm
Hearing an American mispronounce so many of these feels like nails on a chalkboard. Hahahahah.
03 AI
October 5, 2020 at 7:41 pm
Why English American Actresses Teach British Slang with American Accents😹
Sa.123
October 5, 2020 at 7:42 pm
I’ve lived in the UK my whole life and I didn’t know half of these
Amy
October 5, 2020 at 7:45 pm
It’s cream CRACKERED. Knackered is what it means. Cream knackered is pointless
Amy
October 5, 2020 at 7:46 pm
Getting a Brit to explain these would make more sense if they didn’t grow up in the states for most of their younger life (particularly teen years when you tend to pick up slang)