![]() To dissect this shift from modeling in the 90s to today, it’s important to keep in mind how fashion itself has changed since the 90s. And who could forget when Niki Taylor revved the handles of her motorcycle corset by Thierry Mugler? Performance was inseparable from fashion in the 90s. ![]() Shalom put on a spectacular and iconic performance at Alexander McQueen’s S/S99 show where her dress was painted by two robot arms. He wanted his models to tell a story and share his vision with his audience. Models who walked for Dior when John Galliano was the creative director were told to be dramatic and excessive on the runway. The designers have a role in how they want their models to walk. This isn’t completely the models’ fault, though. Models bring no drama to the clothes they wear at shows, and instead, allow the clothes to wear them. Instead, they brought the connection they had with the clothes to the runway. Without bringing too much attention to themselves, they did not allow the clothes to wear them. They exude a confidence, power, drama and glamor that matched the clothes they were in. Naomi Campbell and Shalom Harlow have some of the best runway walks to this day. Models during the 90s developed their signature walks. A significant contributor to their fame was their walk. Outside of modeling, they were high profile celebrities who starred in movies, went on talk shows and were famous enough to be known by their first names alone. Whoever it was, supermodels had a huge influence on fashion and culture during the mid to late 1900s. Some will say Lisa Fonssagrives, who modeled from the 30s-50s, was the first supermodel while others argue Janice Dickinson, a model from the 70s-80s was the first because she coined the term herself. The origin of the title ‘supermodel’ differs depending on which source you look at.
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