
The special will also include red carpet interviews, model profiles and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the world's most celebrated fashion show. This year's fashion spectacular features a runway presentation infused with a holiday theme. Trumpeter Chris Botti will open the fashion spectacular with a jazz rendition of "Embraceable You." The brand has now shared plans to replace the Angels with activists and entrepreneurs. Tyra Banks was one of the first Angels Barbara Palvin and Leomie Anderson were added more recently. There have been several Victoria's Secret Angels throughout the history of the brand's fashion show. Seal will perform the hit songs "Love's Divine" and "Crazy," singing to his wife, model Heidi Klum. The Victoria's Secret Angels have changed over the years. In addition, Ricky Martin will perform his new hit single "Drop It On Me," from his new album Life. Alongside supermodels Gisele Bundchen and Adriana Lima, the show will introduce the next generation of Victoria's Secret "Angels," including new sensations Selita Ebanks and Izabel Goulart, who will be making their fashion show debut. The company announced the resignation of Razek in August 2019 after his controversial and out-of-touch comments in a Vogue interview the previous year, where he mentioned that there was no space for plus-size or transgender models in Victoria’s Secret fashion shows “because the show is a fantasy.” The statement led to backlash for the brand.THE VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW, featuring some of the world's leading supermodels, will mark the final "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show" appearance for Tyra Banks and the first post-pregnancy runway appearance for Heidi Klum. This wasn’t the first time the former top executive made headlines. I’ve been fortunate to work with countless, world-class models and gifted professionals and take great pride in the mutual respect we have for each other.” Months later, in February 2020, the company faced more backlash following a report from The New York Times that accused L Brands’, the parent company of Victoria’s Secret, former chief marketing officer Edward Razek of creating a “culture of misogyny, bullying and harassment.”Īt the time, Razek denied the allegations in an email sent to the Times, writing, “The accusations in this reporting are categorically untrue, misconstrued or taken out of context. In November 2019, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show was canceled amid several controversies surrounding the brand, including the late Jeffrey Epstein (Former corporate CEO Les Wexner’s close ties to the disgraced mogul, who was charged with the sex trafficking of underage girls), declining sales and body image issues. We’re excited to share more later this year.” This will lead us into new spaces like reclaiming one of our best marketing and entertainment properties to date and turning it on its head to reflect who we are today. The statement continued, “As we’ve previously shared, our new brand projection and mission will continue to be our guiding principle. Rihanna's New Fenty x Puma Sneakers Are Out Now: Here's Where to Get Them spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter on Saturday that the brand is “always innovating and ideating in all spheres of the business to continue to put our customer at the center of all we do and reinforce our commitment to championing women’s voices and their unique perspectives.” “We’re going to continue to lean into the marketing spend to invest in the business, both at top-of-funnel and also to support the new version of our fashion show, which is to come later this year,” he said.Ī Victoria’s Secret & Co.

The once-iconic Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is making a comeback.ĭuring the company’s 2022 earnings call on Friday, chief financial officer Timothy Johnson said the brand is seeking to revamp the former annual show following a four-year hiatus.
