In Vogue: The 1990s Review – A fascinating deep-dive into Vogue’s history

Episode Guide

Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6

The 1990’s were a crazy time for many industries. With a wave of cultural change hitting the zeitgeist, perhaps nowhere else was that more evident than in the fashion world. Split across 6 episodes, In Vogue: The 1990s takes a deep dive into how Anna Wintour changed the world of fashion through Vogue. As she takes the reigns, it brings a seismic shift toward the way fashion has married with both the film and music worlds.

Starting in 1989, the 6 episodes work their way through the highs and lows (briefly for the lows) of the different years, while celebrating the massive steps these designers took to push their brands to the next level. Told through the eyes of Vogue editors (who are also executive producers on this series), Hamish Bowles, Edward Enninful, Tonne Goodman and Anna Wintour recount how Vogue changed fashion forever.

The episodes are nicely paced and there are a smattering of celebrity interviews here. Everyone from Kim Kardashian and Nicole Kidman, across to Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell are featured here, along with other designers of the time.

The series works really well as a celebratory look at the various fashion changes, and from that perspective, it’s fascinating to see how these designers continued to push boundaries and ride the wave of cultural change around them.

For those who love their fashion, In Vogue boasts a lot of iconic dresses and outfits on display. Expect plenty of runway models sporting a variety of different outfits, alongside sketches, drawings and behind the scenes footage of models being dressed by the passionate and incredibly talented designers.

However, for all of its positives, In Vogue also feels more like a commercial for Vogue than a deep-dive into the ins and outs of how Vogue works, skeletons and all. Given this is produced by Vogue themselves, it lends itself to somewhat of a bias. There are some hot topics touched on, like bullying, AIDs and pushback to certain trends, but nothing controversial (outside of bold fashion choices) are ever explored in that much detail.

To be fair, the second half does tackle a lot more hot topics, like hip hop’s emergence as the powerhouse of music toward the end of the 90’s, and Versace’s death. However, it still would have been nice to have this edited from an impartial source so we could see all the positives and negatives.

Aside from that gripe though, In Vogue is an engrossing docu-series. The interviews are incredibly insightful, there’s a great ebb and flow to this and the celebratory look at how fashion conquered the world is fascinating, even if you’re not a huge fashion fan.

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