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[Rewind] Victoria’s Secret catalogue 1998

March 23, 2018 by Yein Jee

Scanned picture of a 1998 cover of the Victoria’s Secret swimwear catalogue. The models are Stephanie Seymour, Daniela Peštová and Tyra Banks – the first generation of the VS Angels.

Stephanie Seymour, Daniela Pestova and Tyra Banks for Victoria Secret 1998

Victoria’s Secret opened its first store in Palo Alto in 1977. The company started using mail order catalogue as a sales method a year later, and it was a huge success. VS sent out 450 million copies a year at its peak in late 1990s. It became a pretty iconic publication in the United States.

Its influence faded in the internet age though. Mail order became a lot less prevalent, and social media took over the exposure role in recent years. And thus, the company stopped sending out these catalogues since 2016 to save cost – up to 150 million USD a year – during a major revamp.

Hat tip to Captain Bob for the image, I saved this from the Bellazon forum years ago if not mistaken.

Meanwhile, Angels is one of VS lingerie lines. It was a massive hit when launched in a commercial in 1997, and the term became synonymous with the brand’s contracted models soon after. Besides the trio above, the original Angels also include Helena Christensen and Karen Mulder.

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: American fashion, American pop culture, Bikini Models, Rewind series, United States, Victoria's Secret

Victoria’s Secret Angels lip sync I Knew You Were Trouble

December 10, 2013 by Yein Jee

Victoria’s Secret Angels – i.e. Lindsay Ellingson, Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel, Adriana Lima, Lily Aldridge, Doutzen Kroes and Behati Prinsloo – lip syncing I Knew You Were Trouble, originally by American pop darling Taylor Swift, who will be one of the guest performers at the upcoming mega fashion show in New York.

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Behati Prinsloo, Candice Swanepoel, Doutzen Kroes, Karlie Kloss, Lily Aldridge, Taylor Swift, Victoria's Secret

Victoria’s Secret Angels Deck the Halls

December 23, 2012 by Yein Jee

American premium lingerie brand Victoria’s Secrets has summoned its Angels to wish everyone a Merry Christmas by performing a classic carol. Visually pleasing, but as one of the ladies said… it’s not fair to make a model sings.

Featured in this video are Candice Swanepoel, Miranda Kerr, Doutzen Kroes, Alessandra Ambrosio, Lily Aldridge, Lindsay Ellingson and Erin Heatherton.

Victoria’s Secret Angels

Victoria’s Secret Angels are the brand’s contract models. The company introduced the idea in a commercial in 1997, which featured Helena Christensen, Karen Mulder, Daniela Pestova, Stephanie Seymour and Tyra Banks.

The commercial was a huge success, and the Angels began featuring in various advertisements and the brand’s annual fashion show.

There are dozens of Angels past and present. Notable ones (not mentioned above) include Gisele Bündchen, Adriana Lima, Heidi Klum and Behati Prinsloo etc.

Not all models who have worked with the brand (catwalks, photo shoots etc.) are classified as Angels though. For example Isabeli Fontana and Angela Lindvall who had walked the Victoria’s Secret fashion show numerous times.

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel, Doutzen Kroes, Erin Heatherton, Lily Aldridge, Lindsay Ellingson, Merry Christmas, Miranda Kerr, Victoria's Secret

Victoria’s Secret opens first store in Malaysia

December 9, 2011 by Yein Jee

Victoria’s Secret has opened their first stand-alone store in Malaysia, located in the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Image via Hanie…

Victoria Secret Kuala Lumpur International Airport

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Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: American fashion, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia blog, Malaysian Fashion, Southeast Asia, Victoria's Secret

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2010 video

December 10, 2010 by Yein Jee

A 12-minute video summary of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in New York last month. The models who walked the runway include Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel, Liu Wen and Chanel Iman etc. There were also live performances by singers Akon and Katy Perry.

Victoria’s Secret is an American brand of women’s premium lingerie, clothing and beauty products. It only started global expansion in recent years but many people already know about the brand; its annual show and models (aka the Angels) probably play a huge part in that.

The first VS Fashion Show was held in 1995. It made its network TV broadcast debut in 2001, and it introduced live music acts by pop singers in the same year too. The show also became more widespread overseas in recent years because of YouTube and other online media.

I first watched the show in 2006. I like the event, not going to lie about that; it becomes a bit boring after a few years though, feels like watching the same thing all over again. A summarised video like this one seems about right though.

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Adriana Lima, Akon Singer, Alessandra Ambrosio, American fashion, American pop culture, Bikini Models, Candice Swanepoel, Chanel Iman, Fashion Shows, Katy Perry, Liu Wen, New York City, United States, Victoria's Secret

Adriana Lima – Victoria’s Secret Super Bowl commercial

January 28, 2008 by Yein Jee

Check out this Super Bowl ad starring Brazilian model Adriana Lima. It’s a new American commercial for Victoria’s Secret, a premium lingerie and women’s fashion brand.

Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL) in the United States. It’s one of the most watched club sporting events in the world, but the viewers are mostly Americans. The Super Bowl ads have also become pop culture shows which create plenty of talks.

The 2008 Super Bowl will be played on Sunday (February 3) but this video has gone viral before the real game begins, and it’s going to be an even hotter topic after that. It’s the brand’s first Super Bowl ad since 1999, their marketing team scores big on this one.

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Adriana Lima, American commercials, American pop culture, Bikini Models, Latino showbiz, Super Bowl, United States, Victoria's Secret

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