Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
An annual runway event presenting Victoria’s Secret lingerie collections through choreographed performances, elaborate costumes, and invited models.
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2001: The 2001 edition, broadcast on ABC shortly after the September 11 attacks. The broadcast illustrates the show's transition into a major US television event.
Runway show: A live presentation in which models display clothing along a defined catwalk before an audience. The event adapts this fashion format around lingerie, performance, and brand imagery.
Victoria's Secret: An American lingerie and beauty retailer founded in 1977 by Roy and Gaye Raymond. The runway event served as the retailer's most visible annual brand showcase.
Roy Raymond: American entrepreneur who founded Victoria’s Secret in 1977. Raymond created the company whose later marketing produced the runway event.
Victoria's Secret Fantasy Bra: An elaborate jeweled bra created for a featured model in select Victoria’s Secret shows. The annual show made the costly, one-off garment a recurring publicity centerpiece.
Fashion show production: The planning and execution of a fashion presentation, including casting, staging, lighting, and timing. Production choices shaped the show's themed sets and tightly timed performances.
Fashion marketing: The promotion of clothing brands and products through advertising, media, events, and retail strategy. The show fused product presentation with entertainment to market lingerie at scale.
Gaye Raymond: American businesswoman who co-founded Victoria’s Secret with her husband Roy Raymond. Her role belongs to the company's founding history behind the show.
Victoria's Secret Angels: A group of contracted Victoria’s Secret models who represented the brand in campaigns and events. Angel appearances supplied the show's most recognizable recurring performers.
Fashion model: A person hired to display clothing and accessories in fashion presentations or images. Invited models carried each collection while embodying the brand's public image.