I always dreamed to be [in Victoria’s Secret] because I’m a woman and I deserve to be there,’ transgender model Valentina Sampaio said in a 2020 interview.
It also charts its fall, as the brand became eclipsed by more forward-thinking and inclusive lingerie makers, and tainted by its brush with scandal. Unwritten still is its coda: Victoria’s Secret is ...
In the early 2000s, Victoria’s Secret fashion shows oozed opulence and exclusivity—featuring Fantasy Bras bedazzled with thousands of diamonds worth up to $15 million, extravagant wings that often ...
“Victoria’s Secret’s authentic truth is being super thin and walking down a runway and being objectified by men,” said Tariro Makoni, a creative strategist who works with beauty brands.