Parents' Guide to The Super Models

The compelling docuseries humanizes and gives authentic voice to four women who are best known for being the faces of high-fashion brands during the 1980s and early 1990s. Conversations are had about what made them stand out in the industry, and what it was like to achieve a celebrity status so high that they overshadowed the designers who dressed them. The women also talk about some of the individual and shared challenges they had to overcome as they rose to fame, and even at the height of their careers. They address controversial media narratives about Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell that often characterized them as difficult or unemployable because they stood up for themselves and refused to acquiesce to exploitative, sexist, and racist industry norms.

All of these women's journeys are interesting, especially when they share how they see themselves today as older women in an industry that is notoriously ageist, and that has shifted from producing unattainable glamour to a commercialized business for the masses thanks to shifting beauty trends, social media, and more recently, the diversification of beauty standards. But as much as The Super Models tries to create the sense that these women have a strong friendship, they certainly aren't a team, and there are moments when you just don't feel the love between all of them. This aside, the overall series offers lots nostalgic moments for those who followed celebrity and fashion in the 1980s, and some enlightening behind-the-scenes details that reveal what the culture of the industry was like at the time, and how each of these iconic women successfully navigated it.