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Moment 83: The ‘Delebrity’ Rises
Jennifer Lopez and Gwen Stefani ignited a craze of celebrity designers in the fashion scene in 2003, with…
Moment 97: Front Row Frenzy
Fashion Week celebrity gawking took over runway admiring. The circus-like pandering became such that it took…
Moment 78: Haute Shots
The spring 1997 couture season proved a milestone moment after the Chambre Syndicale opened up the couture…
Moment 64: Sprouse Party
Stephen Sprouse became downtown Manhattan’s "It" boy, merging New York punk and high fashion and…
Moment 61: Family Matters
The Fendis, Missonis and Ferragamos are only a few of the Italian families that have passed their companies…
Moment 73: Hip-Hop Stop
Hip-hop-influenced fashion ruled the runways in the early Nineties, with Chanel’s Nouveau Rapper collection…
Moment 59: Let’s Get Physical
Headbands, legwarmers and off-the-shoulder tops became fashion classics in the Eighties thanks to Jane Fonda…
Moment 54: The Antwerp Six
Dubbed by WWD in 1986 as the “twerps,” a radical wave of designers including Ann Demeulemeester and Dries Van…
Moment 46: Prodigal Son
Halston truly owned the Seventies. Despite his spare, straightforward style, he was synonymous with all…
Moment 45: The Ali Show
From Love Story to The Getaway, actress Ali MacGraw was one of the style icons of the Seventies with her…
Moment 30: Oh, Jackie
Jacqueline Kennedy elevated the nation's capital to an international epicenter of chic and later popularized…
Moment 24: Dior’s New Look
Christian Dior debuted a dramatic silhouette in 1947, highlighting cone-shaped busts and wasp waists—perfect…
Moment 25: A Perfectionist
A master of cut and construction, Cristobal Balenciaga made countless contributions to fashion—the cocoon…
Moment 13: Early Hollywood Impact
The early influence of Hollywood on fashion, and vice versa, began when motion pictures such as Peter Pan and…
Moment 12: Royal Romance
WWD breathlessly followed the coupling of King Edward and Bessie Wallis Simpson and the fashion industry…