Yesterday Victoria’s Secret threw their yearly pre-Christmas pull for attention – a runway spectacular touted as the most fun catwalk in the world. And between the glitter, the knickers, the bright, rich event styling in pink, red and gold and the proliferation of giant-sized wings, it sure was something.
Held at the Regiment Armory in New York (where Marc Jacobs also shows), the made-for-TV extravaganza was lit, according to The Cut “as though it were a Las Vegas showing of girls.” The announcer repeatedly informed the audience that what they were about to witness was a parade starring the “28 most beautiful women in the world”.
And who were those women? Well, there was the usual mix of Angel staples and high fashion ring-ins. On the angel side of things was Adriana Lima, who opened the show, and wore the $2 million dollar diamond fantasy bra, Alessandra Ambrosio, Karolina Kurkova, Chanel Iman, who closed the show and at one stage sported a space-aged bubble gun and bubble wings, Lily Aldridge, Rose Huntington-Whitely, Selita Ebanks, Candice Swanepoel and Erin Heatherton. Models used to stalking more sombre catwalks included Lily Donaldson, Magdalena Frackowiak, Anja Rubik, Liu Wen, Shannan Click,
Edita Vilkevieiutë and Lais Ribeiro, while commercial girls yet to gain ‘angel’ status included Julia Stegner and Isabeli Fontana. Off-duty on maternity leave were Dutch girl and very recent bride Doutzen Kroes and a very pregnant Miranda Kerr, who it seems, took the other Australian models with her. There were rumours world number five Abbey Lee Kershaw would walk, and Jess Hart and Elyse Taylor apparently made it to final casting calls too, but no one from down under actually appeared in the show.
As far as star power goes, Katy Perry – no stranger to cleavage – performed along with Akon. She made three costume changes throughout the night, going from a tiny pink miniskirt with embellishment encrusted corset, to a purple, high cut onesie with a long, flared tail, and finally, a paper-doll looking, sunshine yellow Bo Peep dress which she teamed with thigh high, patent black boots. Read more.
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