On the ultimate day of London Vogue Week, actors, runway regulars, designers, and Vogue editors gathered within the capital for a really totally different form of fashion-focused extravaganza: a particular screening of the buzzy new Disney+ docuseries In Vogue: The 90s.
Co-hosted by Hamish Bowles, Edward Enninful, and Anna Wintour—all of whom seem on this star-studded deep dive into essentially the most turbulent and transformative decade in style, in addition to serving as government producers—the occasion introduced collectively collection contributors together with Stella McCartney, Kristen McMenamy, and Rosemary Ferguson alongside the likes of Alexa Chung, Jourdan Dunn, AJ Odudu, and Amelia Dimoldenberg.
After strolling the purple carpet, attendees grabbed cartons of truffle-flavored popcorn and started taking their seats for a exhibiting of the primary episode of the era-spanning six-part collection. Earlier than the lights went down, Roksanda Ilinčić and Christopher Kane have been seen chatting fortunately within the aisle, whereas style legend Stephen Jones may very well be noticed from throughout the room on account of his brilliant purple beret. The thrill was palpable.
Then, Diego Londono, Disney’s government vp, media networks and content material, took to the stage to introduce the present, describing it as “an exhilarating journey throughout continents and thru 10 years that modified style eternally,” earlier than handing over to a beaming Enninful. “When Anna, Hamish, Tonne [Goodman], Mark [Guiducci] and I obtained collectively to provide this collection, we knew we had an excellent topic, one which all of us lived by means of the primary time,” Vogue’s international inventive and cultural advisor informed the viewers. “We have been clear that we needed the collection to be as genuine as attainable. We examined each concern on a granular stage in order that we might create one thing that captured the magic and spirit of that unbelievable decade—one which shifted style and creativity. We known as on a military of topics who have been pivotal throughout that point, and we’re so grateful for on a regular basis they gave to us to share their reminiscences. We hope this can be a nice place to begin for remembering the whole lot that made the ’90s so particular—and we hope you benefit from the journey as a lot as we did.”
The group definitely did, falling right into a rapt silence throughout the opening moments of the episode, titled “All Change at Vogue,” as we’re taken from Wintour’s workplace in One World Commerce to Enninful as he travels to work, after which to the collection’ actually jaw-dropping array of contributors: everybody from Tom Ford and Naomi Campbell to Claudia Schiffer, Linda Evangelista, Nicole Kidman, Kim Kardashian, Victoria Beckham, Missy Elliot, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tyson Beckford, Miuccia Prada, Hillary Clinton, Marc Jacobs and Gwyneth Paltrow. What do the ’90s imply to them? Properly, a variety of issues, although Stella McCartney’s response to this query feels essentially the most apt. “Method an excessive amount of enjoyable,” replies the designer. “And approach too messy.”