Along with Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez, Kylie launched the main fashion trend of the beginning of the decade: wearing less and less clothing, in videos, magazines and on album covers. But while Carey's image was too bimbo and Lopez's image was too tough to be truly sexy, with Kylie it was an expression of pure female sensuality, mixed with humor and good taste. In 2001, this wave swept the new pop princesses as well, and Britney, Christina, Beyonce and Pink started to rival one another on who will be more daring and less wearing. In 2003, Kylie realized that the whole thing went over the boundaries of good taste, and announced that she will no longer take her clothes off in front of the cameras. A sad day, for sure, but I wholeheartedly supported the move. It was time to move on in another direction.
And when the new record came out, it lived up to all my expectations. Kylie simply went for a more mature sexuality, and reminded us that there's nothing sexier than taking it slow. From the moment the record begins to sizzle, you can practically hear the lustful juices simmering, and the heat slowly being brought up to a boiling point. Suddenly, it became apparent that electro music can be as erotic as the sensual soul of Marvin Gaye and Barry White. Kylie opened a new path for the pop girls, healthier than the abyss that Britney fell into in the following years, and they listened and internalized. When Britney started her climb back, it was with this kind of sensual electro.
And as for the outfit, as always, you can trust Kylie to keep good measure. She does indeed wear more, but not too much, know what I mean?
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