ibiza confidential — Icons of the 1990s
A SONG: Smells Like Teen Spirit. The first success by Nirvana became the hymn for Generation X and established its own genre, grunge. It has one of the most powerful video clips (even today) of the period and went viral even before that concept existed. A GROUP: Oasis. Or Blur. In the 90s there were only two kinds of music fans: those of Oasis and those of Blur. Okay, there were also those of the Spice Girls, but it’s better not to talk about that subject. Since we don’t want to open any old wounds, we’ll choose both groups, which contributed generational hymns like Wonderwall or Song 2 that made the 90s much more bearable.
A SERIES: Beverly Hills, 90210. Brandon and sister A GARMENT: Overalls. Before being relegated to the Brenda arrive in a posh neighbourhood and make “agro chic” look (if that really exists) it was a big friends in their new school. Sure, Twin Peaks had a deal. Series like Blossom or the already mentioned more elaborate plot but the impact of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills, 90210 made it popular among the 90210 on popular cultural was incredible. A while nerds of the period. Models like Mark Wahlberg ago they resurrected it for a new season but it was or the asparagus grower Carretilla made it into a largely ignored. Like the last Twin Peaks, by the way. unisex garment. A MOVIE: Titanic. This film is the reason why, whenever you get on a boat, you go to the bow, stretch our your arms and sing something by Celine Dion. Besides that, it was the largest-grossing film of the decade, the one that won the most Oscars, and the one that was most imitated. But almost everyone remembers it because on that piece if wood there was room for two people.
AN ICON: Kate Moss. Top models already existed when she showed up. There were Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford. But Moss was the first celebrity model. Her street wear was more copied than what she wore on the catwalk, and her affairs and descents into hell became a part of popular culture. PACHAMAGAZINE.COM
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