The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and Party
By Sarah Mower
Photo: Gareth Cattermole, Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret
Kasia Struss, Sigrid Agren, Jacquelyn Jablonski, Joan Smalls, and Jac Jagaciak
Leading the sisterhood-of-the-scanties theme were Karlie Kloss and**Taylor Swift,** celebrating their dear solidarity and friendship in near-matching black chantilly lace and peach satin boudoir numbers. That was the climax (how hard it is to avoid the unforgiveable double-entendre in describing this) of the proceedings which showcased a private jet-full of Angel runway stars. Candice, Adriana, Alessandra, and Doutzen Kroes in peak form were ably abetted by Joan Smalls and a strong home-girl British contingent represented by Jourdan Dunn and Lily Donaldson. The girls worked their way through multiple costume-changes which nodded to fashion on the one hand and classic underwear themes on the other. There was a passing reference to the boho-seventies theme of the season, conveyed in the "Exotic Traveler" section which showcased a pair of eye-wateringly priceless bras inlaid with precious stones by Mouawad whose display was entrusted to Ambrosio and Lima.
The production, as always, had tested the ingenuity of an army of designers, jewelers, and craftspeople. The vast creative task of showcasing the girls in very little while suggesting (there we go again) a lot was undertaken by a long roll call of talent, including Eddie Borgo and Shaun Leane, Sibling, Sophia Webster, and Nicholas Kirkwood. Local boy Nasir Mazhar lived up to his glory moment with an entire hip-hop-themed "University of PINK" section which featured a pair of conceptual graffiti wings, cropped hoodies, mini-tabard skirts, marabou pom-pom-festooned garters, and a pair of multicolored fur patchwork sweatpants, happily worked by Joan Smalls.
TopicsVictoria's Secret Fashion ShowKarlie KlossTaylor SwiftCandice SwanepoelDoutzen Kroes