Topic: Victoria’s Secret

Almost-Naked, Fully-Awesome Women Protest Victoria’s Secret’s Discriminatory Body Standards

Almost-Naked, Fully-Awesome Women Protest Victoria's Secret's Discriminatory Body Standards

We all know that Victoria’s Secret ads are nipped, tucked and photoshopped to the max, but even so, it is difficult to get those images out of our minds as being the definitions of what makes women sexy or beautiful. Where their legs are perfectly smooth, we see ours ripple in the mirror; where their skin is glowing, we see blotchiness; where their breasts are gravitationally immune, we see ours slowly descending downward. More »

Kate Upton Reportedly Furious With Victoria’s Secret

Kate Upton Reportedly Furious With Victoria's Secret

A few years ago–before anyone knew the name Kate UptonVictoria’s Secret Angel Candice Swanepoel was photographed at a press event for the brand, looking dramatically thinner than ever before. There was public outcry–Victoria’s Secret does, after all, set the standard for big, cheesy, wholesome femininity–so they picked up a Guess campaign face named Kate Upton and patted themselves on the back for hiring a hot, tan, blonde, buxom teenager to model underwear.

Then, of course, Kate Upton got real, real famous… More »

Victoria’s Secret Has Read Former “Angel” Kylie Bisutti’s Confessions And They Are Not Pleased

Victoria's Secret Has Read Former "Angel" Kylie Bisutti's Confessions And They Are Not Pleased

Remember how we brought you the story of former “Angel” for Victoria’s Secret, model Kylie Bisutti? She’s writing a tell-all called I’m No Angel (it’s almost like she is titling it to inform us she’s a total wanton, except what she really means is she can’t be all slutty like those cray cray real Angels! What clever tom foolery!). In it, she describes the world of modeling for VS at length, criticizing their contrast in moral compass to her own. Well, Victoria’s Secret has heard Bisutti’s words and they have a few choice ones of their own — including calling her a serious liar about some very basic details. More »

Former Victoria’s Secret Angel Kylie Bisutti On Modeling Horrors, Eating Disorders & More

Former Victoria’s Secret Angel Kylie Bisutti On Modeling Horrors, Eating Disorders & More

Back in 2009, mall lingerie behemoth Victoria’s Secret held a contest to determine their next Angel, because humans love rewarding other humans for a bottomless lack of skill. Anyway, the winner of that contest was Kylie Bisutti, who beat out 10,000 other buxom ladies with big hair for the coveted role. Bisutti thought her dreams had come true.

…Unfortunately, those dreams were nightmares! More »

What Kind Of Angel Are You?

What Kind Of Angel Are You?

For what feels like years now I have been seeing the Victoria’s Secret “What kind of angel are you?” advertisement and thinking, “The good kind? I hope?” I think you’re supposed to exclaim “The sexy kind! A sex angel!”

But guys, look. There are a lot of different  kinds of angels the Victoria’s secret people could be referring to. Namely… More »

How Would Lena Dunham Feel If She Woke Up With A ‘Victoria’s Secret Body’?

How Would Lena Dunham Feel If She Woke Up With A 'Victoria's Secret Body'?

Most of the time, Playboy strikes me as the kind of magazine that doesn’t really care to include much about women’s issues. Sure, they’ll discuss the woman on the cover’s legs or her last relationship, but whenever I’ve picked up a copy to read on the plane, I’ve rarely been excited by the questions they ask a female. Fortunately, the Lena Dunham interview for their April issue is mostly fantastic.

Well, except one question and its answer. More »

15 Facts About Fashion Model Emily DiDonato–Jake Gyllenhaal’s New Ladyfriend

15 Facts About Fashion Model Emily DiDonato--Jake Gyllenhaal's New Ladyfriend

Emily DiDonato has been a successful model for quite some time but she recently started making inroads toward full on name recognition with the one-two punch of 1) Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition work and 2) apparently striking up a romantic relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal.

Since she may be on the verge of supermodel status, let’s take this opportunity to examine DiDonato’s rather impressive career. More »