Victoria’s Secret runway show took place last night and the list of entertainers who performed was impressive: Nicki Minaj (above), Kanye West (who is obvs LIVING in those black leather pants–lol such a dude thing to do, he probably has 20 pairs), Adam Levine and the king himself, Jay Z. See the fellas on the next page.
Elle is featuring four models on the cover of its October issue with the theme being they all work for Victoria’s Secret. We liked this one of Chanel Iman in a Herve Leger swimsuit the best. But on another note, question: did Victoria Secret pay for this cover/product placement? It seems crazy that Elle would do this for free–especially given it’s October, which isn’t exactly know as a month when anyeone is pushing bathing suits.
Some images from Adriana Lima’s photoshoot for Victoria’s Secret’s Spring/Summer 2011 catalog. We think she looks amazing (and not her fault that VS is overly stuck on cup bras), but the general consensus on the JJB boards where we found this is that this is not one of her better shoots. If you’d like to judge for yourself, see more on the next page.
The Victoria’s Secret show had its fair share of celebreties, but not very many editors. Carine Roitfeld, however, was in attendance with Alexander Wang as her plus-one. According to Thecut, the show is Roitfeld’s favorite, which is totally understandable. There’s no pressure to have an opinion, she’s not surrounded by her competitors and with money no object and stating-making themes not the directive, the show is a visual fun feast. And while Roitfeld may like the VS show best, Alex Wang is viewed as No. 1 by Iman, who commented in her recent Bazaar feature, “Alexander Wang is one of my favorites. But he is like my daughter. He is like 12.” More images of Wang, Roifeld and one of Zac Posen after the flip.
We’ve presented the runway finale video and now here are some of the images from the Victoria’s Secret runway show. That’s superstar model Adriana Lima above, who, judging from the images, stood out as as doing the best job of working the format. This company makes sexy lingerie for the masses and this show is not about setting trends as much creating an extravaganza that garners a lot of publicity and sets a tone for the brand. Still, the show felt a bit heavy with the guilded wings, barbells and then topped off with a performance by the very dramatic Katy Perry. As fashion moves in a lighter direction it would have nice to see VS at least give a nod in that general direction. Though in fairness, the pitch is not for snobby editors, but holiday shoppers so if it came off a bit like a Las Vegas showgirl performance that was probably no accident. More images via Wire after the flip.
After lots of build-up we get a look at the finale from last night’s Victoria’s Secret runway show in New York. Given the amazing girls this company has the power to pull, plus the amount of money that is invested in the show, this event has to be a total blast. Still, if you look at the audience, you see there are a ton of guys in part because the company invites a lot of folks from the investment community to this event, as Victoria’s Secret is part of a company traded on Wall Street. Which is probably why thoughts of Las Vegas titty bars keep springing to mind everytime I watch it!
As we mentioned yesterday in a post on Karolina Kurkova, tonight is the big night for the Victoria’s Secret runway show, which will take place in New York. Above is an image of all the top girls, including, in the top row (l-r), Behati Prinsloo, Candice Swanepoel, Lindsay Ellingson, Karolina Kurkova and Jessica Stam; bottom row (l-r), Lily Aldridge, Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Chanel Iman, Erin Heatherton, Isabel Goulart, and Selita Ebanks. See images of more girls at Zimbio.
Little by little, Victoria’s Secret is revealing info about who will walk its famous runway show–which takes place in New York City tomorrow night–and via Elle we find out that Czech stunner Karolina Kurkova, who stopped walking the show two years ago, will return this year. In the image above she’s testing out her wings, plus a super-sexy, leopard print bikini.
Much ado was made about Victoria’s Secret fashion show at the end of last week. It hadn’t been done for a few seasons and the idea is that its reemergence is some sign of optimism. The show was okay. You can can tell the brand is trying to be more Viki, aka, playful and modern, and less Victoria. I’m not NOT a fan (bought some adorable panties at a VS store a couple weeks back), but I thought the show was just okay. Still, there was some great people watching as always at the show. I picked Heidi for the front page shot because I thought she look amazing (check out her finger accessories!), though when I saw she was quoted at the show as still needing to lose 20 pounds I couldn’t help but feel dismayed and a little disappointed. Oh Heidi. Still think she’s a peach.
After the jump: Keri Hilson looking super fab and shaking hands with Mr. Knowles, plus two daughters whose mothers’ fame precedes them: Chanel Iman and Julia Restoin-Roitfeld.
