As Kate Moss, 50, stars in relaunch with trans and plus-size models...
Can going WOKE save Victoria's Secret? By Laura Craik Published: 22:00, 16 October 2024 | Updated: 22:03, 16 October 2024 e-mail 43 shares View comments The feathers were fake, and the lingerie as skimpy as ever. But both were on grand display on Tuesday night in New York, as the Victoria's Secret fashion show returned with much pomp after a six-year hiatus. The casting of 52 models – among them were stellar names including Kate Moss , Gigi and Bella Hadid , Tyra Banks and Carla Bruni – was an exercise in race, age, gender and body diversity.
Plus-size models Ashley Graham and Paloma Elsesser and transgender stars Valentina Sampaio and Alex Consani ensured that the event was far more inclusive than in previous years. So how old is too old to model in the fabled lingerie show that famously 'broke' the internet when it was first streamed live in 1999? In 2024, the correct answer is: 'You're never too old.' Making her Victoria's Secret debut was Kate, 50, dressed in a corseted black bustier worn with a sheer lace dress and feathered black angel wings.
Kate Moss, 50, made her Victoria's Secret debut in a corseted black bustier worn with a sheer lace dress and feathered black angel wings Plus-size models like Ashley Graham (seen) ensured that the fashion show was far more inclusive than in previous years Transgender star Alex Cosani also appeared in Brooklyn, New York, yesterday She was joined by Carla, ano.
