Victoria's Secret Fashion Show: Influential Or Not?

The Victoria’s Secret fashion show being back in 2024 is an insanely important

influence on fashion today. Now there are two arguments as to why this show is

important and why there is the belief that it is not important. The Victoria’s Secret

fashion show is legendary and has been popular ever since it first started being

produced in 1995. In the beginning, the fashion show was considered risky and bold,

but then became a huge success for Victoria’s Secret. The argument that the

Victoria’s Secret fashion show was hugely influential on the fashion industry. It’s

probably more popular than the ladder. The main reason for this is the fact that

before this show, it was not really known for companies to do fashion shows to

launch their lingerie lines. This concept being popularised was hugely impactful on

the fashion industry because it paved the way for other companies to market their

lingerie in the same way. It also opened up opportunities for other lingerie companies

to open up and be more successful within their clothing. An example of this is

savage x fenty by rihanna. This company arose as a florist by also doing fashion

shows for their lingerie. Another reason that the Victoria’s Secret fashion show was

highly influential is the fact that it became known for its beautiful models. Victoria’s

Secret angels became the blueprint for what every girl wanted to be at the time. This

made the success of the company huge. On the other hand of the argument, you

could also say the Victoria’s Secret angels were highly damaging to society. The idea

of being a Victoria’s Secret angel back in the 90s and early 2000s was the image of

being overly skinny and having no flaws whatsoever. The reason this could be

damaging to society is because it taught young girls at the time that that’s what they

should strive to be, even though it was an unhealthy lifestyle. Another reason that

the argument of the fashion show being damaging to the fashion industry is that

having a fashion show for a lingerie line would risk the integrity and damage the

image of the company. The reasoning for this is that people on the side of the

argument would believe that Victoria’s Secret as a company should not be promoting

the sexualization of women. This could be argued because it leaves a bad

impression for young girls. Some could argue that the impression being left on girls

is that they should be showing off their bodies anywhere and everywhere. Neither

argument is necessarily right or wrong but speaking for the overall influence on

fashion Victoria’s Secret infamous fashion show was highly influential on the

industry. When speaking to people on this topic, the important question to ask is

WHY do you think the Victoria’s Secret fashion show has or had a huge influence on

the industry today? The reasoning being that there will always be a different answer.