That was twenty years ago. Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Lopez fascinated the youth. Loana was the winner of
Loft Story
, the first French reality show. John Galliano at Christian Dior paraded Gisele Bündchen in laced latex pants and string thong. Tom Ford turned Gucci into a chic porn empire and Roberto Cavalli dressed the stars in tight panther sheaths. We liked the (ultra) short skirts, the (very) low waist jeans and the rhinestones, you know, but especially in the navel. It was the time of bling-bling, logos and it-bags. The heyday of the celebrity press and the famous
"famous for being famous"
.
The beginning of the crumbling of the American dream, between the collapse of the World Trade Center towers in 2001 and the subprime crisis in 2008.
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