There are times and people in the history of fashion that marked a turning point, a change that is intended to influence forever the following decades. The '90s represent without a doubt one of those moments, and those who have been part of it can state that some beautiful girls named Cindy, Claudia, Naomi, Christy, Helena had been for fashion industry something really unique, hard to replicate. We're talking of the ‘90s supermodels, style icons that have marked an era and whose faces have occupied for entire years the magazine covers; stunning girls celebrated by the most famous fashion designers, who have helped them to become real divas. Because if today we use the term "supermodel" even after several years, it's only thanks to these women who had embodied an idea of femininity mixed with class simply stunning. But who formed this special "dream team" during those golden years?
In this famous and symbolic photo by Peter Lindbergh we can notice almost all the top models of the time: from the left: Cindy Crawford, Tatjana Patitz, Helena Christensen, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Karen Mulder and Stephanie Seymour.
Then, of course, Naomi Campbell, who along with Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington formed the "Trinity".An overwhelming success that has transformed these young girls into true style icons, undisputed protagonists of all the scandal gossip. Because their life was not confined only in the catwalk, but it touched every single aspect of the entertainment world, and every form of communication, including music. Just think of the video "Freedom" by the British pop star George Michael, who chose as protagonists for this videos some of the super top model, beautiful and sexy as ever:
As quickly as it started, the supermodel era ended. Time magazine has declared 1998 as the date that marked the end of this memorable era. And they are right: nowadays, how many models’ faces can you recognize within a second? How many models can count with the same success without the huge push of Instagram, Tik Tok or Snapchat? It was a different era, which preceded the break into our lives of the web, which has changed the concept of fame itself.