So I was all prepared to watch tonight's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show extravaganza on CBS and be all like "Ew, this is so exploitative/tasteless/degrading/tacky, blah blah blah," since, after all, it does seem like basically an excuse for softcore porn on public television. But Dieu wanted to watch it, and dudes, it was THE GREATEST. The models were a blast to watch, the outfits were over the top, and it was like a fabulous circus of fashion. I mean, you cannot dislike a runway show that involves outfits which are not merely vaguely inspired by Greek goddesses, but which do "Greek goddess" better than the Greek goddesses themselves did it:
There were so many wings. I LOVE THE WINGS."The theme of the show is a return to glamour," said company CEO Sharen Turney. Wow, I'm shocked. "Victoria's Secret is about sexy [NO, REALLY?] and the new sexy is glamorous for this season." Ah, as opposed to the old sexy last season. Right. Anyway, the show started off with this ass-kicking goddess theme. There was some armor in there, and some bitchin' gladiator sandals.
Pierre Hardy is the most amazing shoe designer, and I always think "But what would I wear with these?" when I try on his hallucinatory metallic empire-state-building shoes. Armored lingerie, OBVIOUSLY.
This sweet scoopy-back dress was part of the black/white theme that proceeded, and it wasn't as slutty as it looks here. It was adorable. But adorable doesn't hold a candle to TOTALLY AWESOME, which is what describes the butterfly-wing-themed part of the show...
OH MY GOD. This was to die for. We gasped. There is CLEARLY no better fate in life than to walk around in lace, Pierre Hardys, and a giant cloud of floating butterflies.
Though satin, Pierre Hardys and a fur coat made of feathers wouldn't be too bad either.Next up was the PINK part of the show, which started out with synchronized retro-swimsuited dancers and then made a very convincing argument for why lingerie and winter coats should always be worn together....
Aren't these just FUN? I have to believe that we girls got way more glee out of this than any (straight) guy would. Yeah, all the models are smoking hot, but there's no way that frat boys are sitting around their, you know, frat house drinking Bud Lights and going "God, that cropped sweater is SO CUTE! Omigosh, BUTTERFLY WINGS! Awww, she's wrapped up with a GIANT BOW!* I wish I had a giant bow!" (Not that Dieu and I said those things or anything.) This is totally a lingerie show meant for the ladies.Also for the ladies: bra bling. Official reports state that "Models, seven of them winged angels, showed 68 outfits, including the $5 million Black Diamond Fantasy Miracle Bra worn by Adriana Lima and designed by jeweler Martin Katz. Decorated with white and black diamonds and rubies, the bra will be for sale in the company's catalog." There's always a million-dollar (or five) bra in the Victoria's Secret show, I guess, and here's this year's:
It was kind of cool, with the swinging diamond pom-poms, but I think it would be markedly less cool if we didn't know that the sparklies were diamonds. This supports my stance on diamonds, which is that they look a lot better when you know that they're diamonds but they're really not that great. I'm sure once I own one I'll change my mind, but for now, that's my defiant opinion. The best part of the look above, IMHO, is the fantastic set of dip-dyed wings. They looked awesome floating down the runway behind her. Also, those panties do NOT seem to do a 5-million-dollar bra justice.*Wondering about that giant bow? Heidi Klum got the best one--hot pink and covered in mega-sequins. It's so absurd that you have to love it. Plus, Heidi Klum is wearing it, and she is the most adorable, funny, so-hot-for-a-35-year-old-mother-of-three-it's-not-remotely-fair lady in the universe. One of my goals in life is to be a guest at her famous Halloween party that she hosts every year with Seal.
What was so great about the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (and yes, I know I'm a major latecomer and the show's been going on for years, but I told you, I thought I'd hate it):-the models were all healthy-looking, super-fit, girls who looked like they were having the time of their lives
-the lingerie itself was not that thrilling, but the other parts of the outfits were just so crazy you had to love them.
-it was a nice reminder that fashion doesn't always have to be all serious and, like, tasteful.
Now for those Pierre Hardys I've been eyeing...
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[news source: sawf. photo credits: luxist, bitten & bound, CBS]
4 comments:
omfg. I know it's hard to believe but that runway show is such a fun time. I wish we were victoria's secret models prancing around in fun costumes with everything getting jiggly. there's something about the glamour and the fun of vs runway shows that I think is very american.
whatever. I want giant bow wings. I'll admit it. i die.
Trust me ,when you see diamonds in person right next to any other sparkly thing, you'll see the difference. You'll even be able to tell the difference between a good diamond and a bad one with the naked eye, no training necessary. Of course, no amount of diamonds can make a bad design look good, and I think that's true of a diamond bra.
Omg, I loved this post, and I would have LOVED to watch this fashion show. I was actually thinking of you the other day, and how I wanted to have a fabulous Christmas party with you and E and gab over eggnog (LOTS of brandy included) and make ornaments or something. Point being, I MISS YOU. Like whoa.
Also, BUTTERFLY WINGS!
my god, i love the VS shows :) they are fun and crazy and everybody seems to be having a blast. And it's far from tasteless, they somehow always manage to avoid sluttiness.
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