I’m almost ashamed to make this post. Since I was a child, I’ve had this weird fortune of following the careers of the 90s princes and princesses of pop– from when they started on The Mickey Mouse Club to where they have currently landed. And musically, while I always relied on my fellow LA girl, Britney, I have to say, it’s been Christina Aguilera that’s been catching my eye lately.
While I can’t agree with all of her outfits (like this Union Jack-esque unitard), she’s grown up in to quite the classy lady. Musically and visually, her style has evolved in to something much more suitable for a woman with the voice of a true Diva. Both styles are recalling a day where subtlety was a virtue, beauty and glamor were synonymous, and there are things still left to the imagination. Her fall-back to the 1940s is flirty and fun, fresh and exciting, while still maintaining a sex appeal that few manage to contain.
Ellen Von Worth’s video for Aguilera’s “I Got Troubles” is provocative and classy, sassy and dirty (but long having left behind the “Drrrty”). This video has been on my mind a lot, as we see many of the 1930s and 40s fashion pieces coming in to style (both on the street and on the runway). Corsets and cocktail hats, seamed stockings and fringe, Aguilera brought sexy back before Timberlake even named the song.
Picture from the gals at Go Fug Yourself, and video found by the lovely Gala Darling.
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This is a wonderfully well written and well put post. And all the more poignant given what’s going on with the other one. Given my love of the time period (& before) that Aguilera has been referencing, I have to say I like the new look.
Ambika, thank you so much! I was worried that I was losing the point of the post in my excitement ;)
Britney has gotten me so sad, I just want to clean her up and be a good friend to her.
As for Christina… I almost daresay that now that she’s settled down, got this sexy and fresh new look.. she almost makes a really good role model for young women. I never would have thought!
I really like this post. I am stunned by how much Christina has changed. I never used to be able to stand her, and thought her outfits were utterly ludicrous (they were constantly mocked in the teen magazines I read). But she has really developed a definite and inspiring style and attitude, and I find myself starting to appreciate her! She seems like a happy, balanced person, which I’m sure no-one could have predicted back when she was in Britney’s shadow.
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