The First 25: A Vogue Runway Survey of 21st Century Fashion [Video]

The year 2025 is almost here, which means we’re a quarter of the way through the 21st century. We’re in the business of looking ahead. (And next year is going to be a big one, with debuts at Celine, Givenchy, Tom Ford, and, presumably, Chanel, though we’re still waiting for confirmation on precisely whose debut it will be, plus the inevitable surprises, like Beyoncé turning up at Luar or John Galliano’s transporting Margiela Artisanal show last January, which we look forward to most of all.) But as the keepers of fashion’s most complete 21st century archive—what is Vogue Runway, after all, “but a kind of museum of images?”—we’re also well positioned to look back. And so, each weekday this December we’re deep-diving into a single year, pulling out agenda-setting collections, the most significant red carpet looks, and the innovations, trends, and It-items that shaped not just the industry, but how …