Victoria’s Secret returns to New York for this year’s show to celebrate its …
May 27, 2015 by admin
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Victoria’s Secret show is the lingerie extravaganza that millions tune in to watch every year – less catwalk show and more kinky concert with models parading in barely there outfits serenaded by some of the world’s biggest musicians.
Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio on the catwalk as Ed Sheeran performs
Many changes have been announced since the 2014 show; following the departure of supermodels and former “Angels” Karlie Kloss and Doutzen Kroes, the brand announced the promotion of 10 of its regular models to “Angel” status, meaning they’d been signed by the brand with a privileged Angel contract making them the official faces of its campaigns and shows.
Karlie Kloss on the runway of the London’s show
The likes of Sara Sampaio and Martha Hunt joined established members Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Behati Prinsloo, Candice Swanepoel and Lily Aldridge, and will make their Angel debut in the New York runway late this year.
“The 2015 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show will be held in New York,” said Sharen Jester Turney, Victoria’s Secret chief executive officer. “New York City was the site of the first ever Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in 1995, and holds a special place in our history and our hearts. For this year’s show, our twentieth, we’re returning to where it all began.”
The Angels gather for the finale
Since its beginnings the show has been held in New York, until it went to Cannes in 2000, back to the Big Apple and then followed by a tour from NYC to Miami, Las Vegas and Miami in 2004. Last year it brought the big show to Europe with the London show and it was to be expected the return to its roots to celebrate its milestone.
Victoria’s Secret Angels land in London for the 2014 show
The upcoming 2015 show will have the largest crop of Angels ever (with a total of 15 new and established members).
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Mom Says PacSun Shirts Are ‘Indecent,’ Buys Them All
May 26, 2015 by admin
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A mother upset about “indecent” T-shirts on display at a Utah mall found a quick if not especially convenient way to remove them: She bought every last one.
Judy Cox and her 18-year-old son were shopping Saturday at the University Mall in Orem, about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City, when she saw the shirts in the window of a PacSun store.
The shirts featured pictures of scantily dressed models in provocative poses.
Cox said she complained about the window display to a store manager and was told the T-shirts couldn’t be taken down without approval from the corporate office. She then bought all 19 T-shirts in stock, for a total of $567. She says she plans to return them later, toward the end of the chain store’s 60-day return period.
The shirts cost about $28 each on the website for PacSun, which sells beach clothes for teens and young adults.
“These shirts clearly cross a boundary that is continually being pushed on our children in images on the Internet, television and when our families shop in the mall,” Cox said in an email to The Associated Press. She said she plans to meet with Orem’s city attorney Tuesday to discuss whether the images on the T-shirts violate city code.
@PacSun yall think this qualifies as fashion? Do some research, and fast. pic.twitter.com/fQ7s5iG110
— Evan Knode (@puckhead7) May 25, 2015
The story was first reported by The Daily Herald of Provo.
An employee at the Orem store said Tuesday she wasn’t authorized to speak about the issue and referred questions to the company’s Orange County, Calif., corporate headquarters. Messages left there by The Associated Press were not returned.
Orem is a city of about 90,000 in ultra-conservative Utah County that uses the motto “Family City USA.” Most residents belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which frowns on pornography and encourages its youth to dress and act modestly.
City code prohibits anyone from putting “explicit sexual material” on public display. The city defines that as “any material that appeals to a prurient interest in sex and depicts nudity, actual or simulated sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sadomasochistic abuse.”
The Orem city attorney wasn’t immediately available for comment.
Cox said she wants her actions to make clear that these types of images are not acceptable for public display.
“I hope my efforts will inspire others to speak up within their communities,” Cox said in an email. “You don’t have to purchase $600 worth of T-shirts, but you can express your concerns to businesses and corporations who promote the display of pornography to children.”
Longtime mall manager Rob Kallas said the display is down now because Cox bought all the shirts. He said the PacSun store manager told him she was embarrassed to put up the display but was following instructions from corporate managers.
Kallas said this is the first time he’s received complaints about PacSun. But in the past, others have complained about images in the windows of Victoria’s Secret. That’s led to Orem city attorneys at least once asking the store to remove an image, he said.
Kallas didn’t see the T-shirts in question until getting an email from Cox, but he said he agrees that they were inappropriate. Victoria’s Secret has images of women in lingerie, but their clientele is different, he said.
“This is a store that caters to junior high and high school age kids,” said Kallas, mall manager for 40 years. “Some of the poses were provocative and were inappropriate for a store catering to young people.”
PacSun has 600 stores across the United States, the company website shows.