Calvin Klein advertising CK ad on the side of a NYC bus, 1995Photo: New York Daily News Archive/Getty Images
Top Designers of the 1990s
Gianni Versace, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Rifat Ozbek, Marc Jacobs for Perry Ellis, Anna Sui, Romeo Gigli, Alexander McQueen, Calvin Klein, Fendi, Hussein Chalayan, Tom Ford for Gucci, Martin Margiela, Dries Van Noten, Ann Demeulemeester, Vivienne Westwood, Comme des Garçons’ Rei Kawakubo, Yohji Yamamoto, Donna Karan, John Galliano, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Theirry Mugler, Christian Lacroix, Jean Paul Gaultier, Ralph Lauren, Bill Blass, Stephen Burrows, Oscar de la Renta, Anne Klein, Sonia Rykiel, Missoni, Chloé, Kenzo, Issey Miyake, Giorgio Armani, Valentino, Betsey Johnson, Zandra Rhodes, Bob Mackie, Helmut Lang, Julien MacDonald, Richard Tyler, Isaac Mizrahi, Michael Kors, Christian Francis Roth, Moschino, Alaïa
Models Carla Bruni and Naomi Campbell pose with designer Gianni Versace at The Rhythm of Life Fashion Ball, 1992Dave M. Benett/Getty Images
Men’s Trends of the 1990s
Giorgio Armani maintained the position as king of tailoring for men who were looking to suit up but as the 1990s was the most casual decade yet, many men were looking to indulge in the permission society had given them to be more laid-back. At offices, Casual Fridays were quickly taking over and companies like the Gap cashed in, dressing men in Chinos instead of woolen trousers.
