Alright, let’s talk about them 90’s guess models, you know, the pretty girls from the pictures. I don’t know much about fashion or nothin’, but even I seen these gals everywhere back then. They was on them big posters in the mall, and in magazines at the grocery store, always lookin’ all fancy.
Guess Models: Them Pretty Faces from the 90s
So, there was this one gal, Claudia Schiffer, I think her name was. Real pretty blonde, looked kinda like that old movie star, Brigitte Bardot. This Claudia, she started with Guess? back in ’89. Guess that was a big deal for her and the company, too. After that, she went on to be the face of Chanel, which sounds real high-falutin’. I seen her picture lots of times, always lookin’ like a doll.
- Claudia Schiffer: The Guess? Girl and Chanel Star
Then there was this Naomi Campbell. Now, she was somethin’ else. Walked like a queen, they said. Real strong and powerful lookin’. She wasn’t just a Guess girl, she was everywhere. One of them “supermodels,” they called ‘em. Big hair, big personality, you couldn’t miss her. And Lord, she was tall! I reckon she coulda reached the top shelf without even tryin’.
Another one they talked about a lot was Linda Evangelista. They said she was smart, too, not just a pretty face. Good for her, I always say. A woman needs more than just looks, gotta have somethin’ upstairs, too. Now, I don’t know what all she did, but I remember seein’ her picture and thinkin’, “That’s a classy lady.”
- Naomi Campbell: The Runway Queen
- Linda Evangelista: Beauty and Brains
And don’t forget about Bridget Hall. This one was from Texas, just like my cousin’s boy. She had that all-American look, you know, blonde hair, blue eyes, looked like she coulda been the girl next door, if you lived in a fancy neighborhood, that is. Guess she made it big, though, movin’ from Texas to them big fashion cities.
There was a whole bunch of ’em, these supermodels. They called ’em the “Big Five” sometimes: Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell… and who was that other one? Oh, yeah, Kate, and that Alek girl, too. Seems like every magazine had ’em on the cover. They was a big deal, these girls. More famous than some movie stars, I reckon.
The Supermodel Era: More Than Just Clothes
It wasn’t just about the clothes, you see. These girls, they had somethin’ special. They had charisma, that’s what my grandson calls it. They could make you wanna buy whatever they was sellin’, even if it was somethin’ you didn’t need. They made Guess? jeans look like the most important thing in the world.
- Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington: Part of the “Big Five”
- The “Big Five”: The Top Supermodels of the 90s
Now, I ain’t no expert on fashion or nothin’, like I said. But I know what I like, and I liked lookin’ at these girls. They was strong, they was confident, and they made bein’ a woman look like somethin’ powerful. And that, I reckon, is somethin’ worth rememberin’. Guess they don’t make ‘em like they used to, huh?
So, them 90’s guess models, they was more than just pretty faces. They was somethin’ special, alright. They changed the way folks looked at fashion, and maybe even the way folks looked at women. And that’s somethin’ to be said for, I guess. They was somethin’ else.
Looking Back at the 90’s Guess Model Phenomenon
Years later, folks are still talkin’ about these guess models. I hear my grandaughter talkin’ about ‘em, lookin’ up pictures online and such. They say they was the best, the real deal. I don’t know about all that, but they sure left a mark, didn’t they? They was somethin’ special, alright, them 90s girls.
