Winter 1991
Cover: Winter 1991
Context: Madonna’s “Justify My Love” spends the first two weeks of the year in the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100. A masked Ceri Marsh is rumored to appear briefly in the accompanying video. The US Congress passes a resolution on January 12 authorizing the use of military force to liberate Kuwait. In what will become an iconic performance, Whitney Houston sings ”The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Super Bowl on January 27. On February 5, a Michigan court bars Dr. Jack Kevorkian from assisting in suicides.
Points of Interest: Featured designer Christian Lacroix’s rise in prominence during this era emphasized the insurmountable gulf between mainstream fashion and street styles such as grunge and hip-hop.
What Tyra Would Say: “Alie sort of resembles Linda Evangelista, but Linda Evangelista wouldn’t have lost her neck in a photo. A top model does this instead of this. See the difference?”
Grade: B.
