InStyle Firsts

InStyle Firsts

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First Hollywood Fitness Issue

15 Years of InStyle - InStyle Firsts- Hollywood Fitness Issue - Sarah Jessica Parker

In June '95, three years to the month before Sex and the City first aired, Sarah Jessica Parker(demurely) showed off her bikini bod.

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First Shoe Featured

15 Years of InStyle - InStyle Firsts - Shoe Featured - Manolo Blahnik

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These Manolo Blahniks started it all in September '94, but thousands have followed in their sexy footsteps.

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First "What's Sexy Now"

15 Years of InStyle - InStyle Firsts - What's Sexy Now - Cindy Crawford

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Cindy Crawford's turn-ons in September '95? Silk nightgowns, caviar and champagne, Prince's "Little Red Corvette." And don't forget the back rub!

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First Celebrity Profile

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For our premiere, Barbra Streisand invited us into her Malibu house to see all the work she'd done over 20 years. "You can't control life; you can control movies and interiors," she said.

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First "Look" Designer

15 Years of InStyle - InStyle Firsts - Look Designer - Richard Tyler

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"Poetic tailoring!" raved InStyle fashion director Hal Rubenstein of Richard Tyler's "unfailingly flattering" trademark jackets in June '94.

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First Man of Style

15 Years of InStyle - InStyle Firsts - Man of Style - Michael Jordan

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"I'm a suit guy," Michael Jordan told us in December '96. "I have anywhere from 100 to 150."

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First Lipstick Featured

15 Years of InStyle - InStyle Firsts - Lipstick Featured - Kiss My Face

We showcased Kiss My Face's preservative-free Starlet Scarlet in our first issue (June '94). Hey, we were ecoconscious before it was trendy!

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First Dog on the Cover

15 Years of InStyle - InStyle Firsts - Dog on the Cover - Heather Locklear and Harley

In March '95 Heather Locklear appeared on the cover with her white Maltese, Harley.

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First Stars in Jeans on the Cover

15 Years of InStyle - InStyle Firsts - Stars to Wear Jeans on the Cover - Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson

Goldie Hawn and her 17-year-old daughter, Kate Hudson debut denim on the August '96 cover.

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First International Edition

15 Years of InStyle - InStyle Firsts - International Edition - Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow appeared on the cover as In Style's first international edition launched in Germany in March '99.

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InStyle Firsts

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First Hollywood Fitness Issue

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First Shoe Featured

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First "What's Sexy Now"

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First Celebrity Profile

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First "Look" Designer

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First Man of Style

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First Lipstick Featured

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First Dog on the Cover

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First Stars in Jeans on the Cover

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First International Edition

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First Hollywood Fitness Issue

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First Shoe Featured

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First "What's Sexy Now"

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First Celebrity Profile

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First "Look" Designer

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First Man of Style

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First Lipstick Featured

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First Dog on the Cover

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First Stars in Jeans on the Cover

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First International Edition

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