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IS SEXY? Victoria's Secret has shown us their definition
for many years. And while many others have come close, few can even
compare. The Victoria's Secret annual fashion shows have become
the hottest ticket in NYC for the
last few seasons, and with the expansion of the telecast of the
show on network television and the World Wide Web simulcast (in
1999, the Victoria's Secret show was broadcast online and when 1·5
million visitors tried to log on at once, the web site crashed),
and usual anticipation for the invited guests and members of the
fashion community, it is bigger than ever before.
Backstage, it was all about the models, tons of shimmer powder,
an unlimited supply of French Kiss lip gloss, yards of extensions
(from platinum blondes to midnight black), sparkles, feathers, beads,
and baubles all quite visually over-stimulating. And we cannot forget
the wings!
It's about beautiful lingerie and the beautiful women wearing
them. Simple enough, right? But is it fashion or fantasy? We have
asked that question too many times and all the answers seemed contrived—especially
if you ask some of the other bold-faced names in the fashion industry.
Primarily, I was told to 'Have fun, enjoy it and darling, don't
forget your gift bag!'
The audience was primarily dominated by every male celebrity in
the tri-state area not presently on a movie set or touring cross-country
promoting a new album, in addition to more than quite a few resourceful
guys who were able to get their paws on one of these hard-to-score
tickets. Again: the hottest ticket in town plus stunningly beautiful
women plus sexy lingerie equal men fantasizing what they could come
home to and women wishing that their derrières were that
taut (great job, Naomi) when they strutted across the room.
The front row line up of celebrity-filled audience included Jessica
Alba, Usher, Nicky Hilton, Pharrell Williams, Lenny Kravitz, Amerie,
Damon Dash, Tommy Mottola, Thalia, Jason Lewis, Damien Fahey, Kareem
Abdul Jabbar, Dean Cain, Jason Priestley, Marcus Allen, Ahmad Rashad,
Marcus Shenkenberg, former Playmate of the Year, Victoria
Silvstedt, and many more. They all came out to see the stellar
cast of Victoria's Secret Angels: Heidi Klüm, Tyra Banks,
Gisèle Bündchen, Adriana Lima, Ana Beatriz Barros, Alessandra
Ambrosio, Naomi Campbell, Karolina Kurkova, Selita Ebanks, Izabel
Goulard, Oluchi Onweagba, Fernanda Tavares, Angela Lindvall
and Isabeli Fontana (to name just the first-tier models),
as they strut their stuff on the runway at the Seventh Armory in
Uptown Manhattan and the musical performances by Seal, Ricky
Martin and Chris Botti.
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Men fantasizing what
they could come home to and women wishing that their derrières
were that taut (great job, Naomi) when they strutted across the
room
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