While reality culture gave us restrictive new ideals, the flipside embraced a newfound fluidity. Celebrating all body types was central to conversations of identity. We broke many glass ceilings this decade and explored the full spectrum of diverse and inclusive representation; from nonbinary and genderless fashion to expanded shade ranges in beauty, and welcomed models and role models of all ages, sizes, abilities, sexual orientation, gender identities, and ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
• Nonbinary Fashion: This decade was transformational for the fashion industry. From performers like Billy Porter, who was the first man to wear a gown on the red carpet, to musicians like Billie Eilish, who has pioneered a new, nonbinary aesthetic for what we expect of a pop star, fluidity fashioned new ways of expressing one's identity in the '10s, and the catwalks definitely took note. Many designers, like Gucci and Burberry, began showing their womenswear and menswear collections together; and fashion houses, like Chanel, began casting more openly gender-fluid and transgender models in their campaigns.
• Diversity in Fashion: It wasn't just an expansion of beauty shades that was revolutionary this decade: we saw curvy models, mature models, hijabi models, models with disabilities, and men in gorgeous makeup and glamorous gowns walk the catwalks — and be featured in major editorial campaigns — in a capacity that transcended tokenism.
