Originally Posted by
sup_fan
Marv - when the supremes/primettes started they were absolutely a "girl group" and not simply because all of the members had 2 X chromosomes lol. they completely patterned themselves off of the top girl groups of the day. their early material and performances were very "girl group" but they did quickly start to separate themselves from this genre with their sophistication of looks, sound, harmonies, song choice, etc. by 63, they were sort of in a weird middle ground. with the explosion of WDOLG and they continued to break away from the mold. and you're right, by 65 and the Copa era, they were firmly in a category unto themselves
and your points about mary are correct in that she was always into fashion and style. But diana actually studied fashion, understood the construction of clothing, the use of material, etc. not to say mary did or didn't - who knows. she's never said that she ever read or studied the topic but maybe she did in spare time. it's certainly been quoted that she and diana together often sewed the early outfits.
in the later 60s, i would assume Diana was more responsible for the look of the group, only because she was pretty clearly the "leader" according to motown. most of the overall direction of the group was coming from berry/diana so i'd assume the decisions around costumes, gowns and all were hers too.
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