In a time when flannel shirts, backward caps, and Air Jordans ruled the streets, the fashion runways were under the spell of a more controversial trend: heroin chic. The ’90s fashion scene was a mixed bag, with vibrant trends like slap bracelets and bucket hats on one end, and on the other, an unsettling emphasis on extreme thinness that defined the decade’s high fashion aesthetic. It was during this era that Molly Sims began her modeling career, stepping into a world where “too fat” was a label easily given, even to those who would be considered slender by today’s standards.