Vogue Paris March 2011: Body Secrets

Vogue Paris March 2011: Body Secrets
By Bernie Rothschild

For her farewell issue for Vogue Paris, the Victoria's Secret Angels got the Carine Roitfeld treatment. The editorial itself is named "Body Secrets" and shows the tacky versus the classy side of the models as shot by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. My guess is that it's Carine's way of saying, "This should be what real fashion models look like," curvy, stunning, and healthy. Carine Roitfeld herself is a regular in the audience at the Victoria's Secret fashion show. That season, the Victoria's Secret Angels, who are famous for their commercial work, had a remarkable high fashion crossover, they graced the covers and pages of high fashion magazines, appeared in high profile runway shows and ad campaigns, and so on. It's still has some impact on their careers until today. Though most of them started in the fashion industry, it's their commercial work for Victoria's Secret that gave them fame and fortune for appearing in television commercials that were shown in every American home. Some of the most well-known faces of this generation modeled for Victoria's Secret at a point in their career, a great example is Gisele Bündchen who became a household name. I myself am a big fan of the Victoria's Secret in the past during the time when it was Gisele, Karolina, Adriana, and Alessandra together with Heidi Klum who modeled for the brand. The show is fascinating and astonishing, but do women really wear something that grandiose in their boudoir? Or is it more of a lingerie couture? Though, the VS is all about lingerie and sexy body, it's still very feminine and has appeal for women (and men) that has made the brand a total success.

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Comments

[dara block]

well said bernie, sometimes I wish CR would style something for victoria's secret...perhaps the catalogue! I would love too see something humorous and cheeky with all those sexy models!