A Brief History of Victoria’s Secret Iconic Fashion Show
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Year in and year out, it remains one of the most watched runway shows of the year: Victoria’s Secret Annual Fashion Show. This year’s edition is set to feature legendary Victoria’s Secret Angels Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and Lily Aldridge as well as newcomers Bella and Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner, who will come together to strut their stuff to music provided by none other than Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. With a stellar line up like that, it is not wonder that the show makes headlines across the globe every year.
However, one significant change in this year’s event sees Victoria’s Secret hosting its annual fashion show in Paris, France on November 30. Since its inception in 1995, Victoria’s Secret Show has taken place at a number of locations across the United States, including Miami, Los Angeles and New York. The show has also travelled across the seas before, taking place in Cannes, France and London, the United Kingdom as well. FashionUnited has mapped out a brief history of Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on the map below.
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How long will the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show last?
Year after year, Victoria's Secret succeeds in ensuring it's annual fashion show is the runway event of the year, in part thanks to the presence the hottest supermodels and musicians. However the show can only become so big before consumer interest starts to wane, in search of something new. FashionUnited previously asked how long Victoria's Secret will be able to keep the public's attention with its extravagent show and continue to make a profit from its multi-milllion dollar event. We calculated what the real costs of hosting such an elaborate show each year would be, how much it contributes to the lingerie's giant value and asked if it was really worth all the time and money, or if it was just a ticking time-bomb which will eventually implode onto itself? The chart below shows our calculations how long VS has until its annual show as we know it implodes.
Victoria's Secret annual fashion show: Enjoy it while it lasts
Homepage photo: Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Line-up 2016. Credit: Martin Bureau / AFP