Photograph by Victor Skrebneski/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Throughout the 1960s, the Supremes topped the charts with a barrage of hits, from “Baby Love” to “My World is Empty Without You” to “I Hear a Symphony.” They also dazzled audiences with their head-to-toe style. Motown Records’ premiere girl group didn’t have the hundred-thousand-dollar glam squads today’s stars have up their sleeves, but Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard made do. They relied on curling irons and jars of hair goo, along with an extensive wig collection. If their shoes were a different color than their fleet of slinky evening gowns, they would dye them to match. This story is from Kinfolk Issue Twenty-Eight Buy Now Related Stories Music Issue 49 Tove Lo The pop star reflects on the big feelings behind her biggest hits. Music Issue 49 Róisín Murphy Five questions for an art-pop icon. Arts & Culture Music Issue 47 Second Thoughts The ubiquity of second album syndrome. Music Issue 46 Hun Choi DJ Hunee outlines his dance floor philosophy. Music Issue 46 Lil Silva A superstar collaborator steps into the spotlight. Arts & Culture Music Issue 45 Gerard & Kelly On dance, domesticity and the giants of modernism.
