Another Voice: The Victoria's Secret show belongs to a chauvinist past. It should have stayed there

Over the following 23 years, the annual event grew into a multimillion-dollar extravaganza that made household names of Heidi Klum and Gisele Bündchen, and was soundtracked by performances from Sting and Taylor Swift. The typical model - a so-called "Angel" - was 6ft and 120lb with pneumat...

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Published inNew statesman (1996) Vol. 153; no. 5786; p. 34
Main Author Huxford, Zoë
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London New Statesman Ltd 25.10.2024
Subjects
Fashion shows
Lingerie
Misogyny
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Summary:Over the following 23 years, the annual event grew into a multimillion-dollar extravaganza that made household names of Heidi Klum and Gisele Bündchen, and was soundtracked by performances from Sting and Taylor Swift. The typical model - a so-called "Angel" - was 6ft and 120lb with pneumatic breasts, coquettishly paraded about in diamante- and feather-encrusted garb (the most expensive bra cost 815m). Within a decade, Dove had launched its "Real Beauty" campaign and Rihanna's lingerie company Savage X Fenty was body- and trans-inclusive.
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ISSN:1364-7431
1758-924X