Celebs in fewer clothes over time

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I have been watching 'back in time for school 'and taken an interest in the changes through time and even became nostalgic of 80s and 90s school time.

However also looking at a magazine cover from my childhood I was drawn to the fact that Kylie is fully clothed and actually wears fewer clothes now later in life. Little mix at the brits also wearing little clothes.

Do you think celebs wearing as many clothes as Kylie's outfit would sell a magazine today?

I know times change for good and bad but in this case not for the better or am I wrong?

Does this strange undressing phenomenon apply to many male celebrities or is it primarily a female thing?

Both but I guess Kylie now and then was in my forethought. Jason well he isn't as famous now but I loved him at the time.

Let’s face it we never bought Smash Hits for what they wore

Often or not the Smash Hits in the mid 90s was filled with topless pics of male solo artists, Peter Andre in particular I was more in it for the Spice Girls 😂

Times have changed, women are more empowered to wear what they like. As a performer myself I love some of Little Mix’s outfits to be honest! It’s just fun!

Needless to say if Little Mix popped on some jumpers for a cover shoot I doubt it would change how many issues would be sold

At that time Kylie was still being that wholesome girl from Neighbours. Fast forward a few months and was a much minxier barrel of fish.

Spice girls -I was 16 then.

I feel old.

I was watching an old YouTube video - Colourfield "Thinking of You" and Terry Hall had make up on but wasn't trans and the woman singing (can't remember her name) was fully clothed. It made me realise how much things have changed.

Kylie changed quite a bit when she took up with Michael Hutchence

ah yes, Michael Hutchence, that's when the big change took place. I remember when Shocked was released and everyone (Smash Hits) was 'ooooh, hasn't Kylie gone all pervy'.

Look at the New Romantics Hollowtalk - all make up and frilly pirate shirts. Adam Ant as Prince Charming - yum !!

I saw the video for Tiffany's 'I think we're alone now' for the first time a few months ago (obvs I'd heard the song before). Couldn't believe how normal she looked. I mean, beautiful, yes, but in a normal way. She was wearing a high neck black jumper and jeans in the video. She looked like a real person. Modern pop stars/celebrities all look like aliens in comparison. Maybe it's the contouring and highlighter, I dunno....

I feel old

obviously, I am of a certain age, but I think women celebs looked so much better back in the day

The era of grunge fashion was on its way!

Baggy, oversized clothing. Lots of tartan and stonewashed denim, again baggy. Waistcoats. Everything was bigger, looser, more layered.

Women are empowered to wear what they like

Is there anyone stupid enough to actually believe that Little Mix dress the way they do because they are empowered?

Have you come across Christine and the Queens? French and doesn't give into the Hollywood almost naked, plastic fantastic aesthetic.

I loved smash hits! I think I had that edition.

I always notice how pale everyone looks in pop vids from the 90s, pre fake tan era.

Why does the woman have no top on under her jacket but the man does?

Aaarg ... try again with image ...

Sorry, didn't think it worked first time ... But why the difference in amount of clothing?!

I agree. I was at school in the 90s and I know the show tried to dress the teenagers as if they were from the 90s but I found the hair/make-up to be far too perfect to be a realistic reflection of our 90s looks. We looked absurd, but the only evidence is a few grainy old photos tucked away in drawers somewhere. Today’s teens/pop stars feel a pressure we’ll never know; everything they do/wear is relentlessly documented and preserved forever on the internet, so their whole lives revolve around looking immaculate, therefore they feel that they cannot take risks and have to look sexy all the time.

I was an 80's kid, we had perms, masses of hairspray and blue mascara. The girls on the show had a bit of crimping but nothing like the gravity defying hairdos we all sported.

I definitely had a poster of Axl rose on my wall in the 90s and im fairly sure he was just in his boxers (as he was most of the time in the 90s to be fair). It was black and white and he was sat on a box.

Not sure thats added to the thread but its brought back happy memories for me

I loved Kylie in that era! In fact everything about that time.
I would have loved to have been ruined by Michael Hutchence

I'm sure I bought that issue of smash hits!

I do feel sad about Little mix in particular. I remember when they started out on x factor they made a big thing about not being like every other girl band, they didn't wear sexy outfits etc. And now look at them, no bloody different to anyone else.

I do think there's a lot of people going the opposite way though. Who don't release videos for songs now etc and still do really well. I really like what Sia does. No idea what she really looks like, but I love her music!