Victoria’s Secret show to turn 20
November 23, 2015 by admin
Filed under Latest Lingerie News
NEW YORK — Some light up, others are pretty in pink and still more burst forth like fireworks.
Yes, it’s Victoria’s Secret sexpot angel time, but the masses will have to wait until next month to watch the 20th annual lingerie extravaganza on TV. The show will air at 10 p.m. Dec. 8 on CBS.
The taping of the show included musical performances by The Weeknd, Ellie Goulding and Selena Gomez, after Rihanna abruptly canceled.
Veteran Victoria’s Secret walkers such as Lily Aldridge and Alessandra Ambrosio were joined by newbie angels, including Martha Hunt and Elsa Hosk.
Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid were among the non-winged supermodels new to the glitzy show that usually generates advance buzz for weeks.
In all, 47 models were scheduled to strut the runway in 75 looks at the Lexington Armory in Manhattan, helping start the holiday season.
But first, there was hair and makeup to be done and a “pink carpet” of celebrity guests to be walked. Caitlyn Jenner was among the expected, to cheer on daughter Kendall.
Among the showpieces teased in advance were Aldridge in a $2 million demi-bra of 18-karat gold, encrusted with 6,500 diamonds, blue topaz, yellow sapphires and other precious stones fashioned like blasts of streaky color worthy of July Fourth.
It was this year’s iteration of the Fantasy Bra in a fireworks design created by jewelry company Mouawad.
Meanwhile, the folks at Swarovski, one of the show’s sponsors, had a hand in a corset sparkling with 90,000 gold, red, green and blue crystals, created by French couturier Serkan Cura.
Hunt had the privilege of previewing the look she would don at showtime, along with wings weighed down by 20,000 crystals and 1,200 battery-powered LED lights. The battery pack she was to lug weighs a reported 19 pounds.
