If you're thinking to yourself I haven't heard about Victoria's Secret in a while there's a good reason for that. As you may recall, 2018 was a year filled with controversy with the popular lingerie brand.
Now, after nearly three years of being canceled, the brand is trying to revive itself with several new faces of the company and a new plan for a fashion show.
Nearly three years ago, Victoria’s Secret’s then-chief marketing officer Ed Razek sat down with Vogue to chat about the brand's iconic fashion show.
However, the interview was a complete disaster.
"If you’re asking if we’ve considered putting a transgender model in the show or looked at putting a plus-size model in the show, we have," he answered, before later saying: "It’s like, why doesn’t your show do this? Shouldn’t you have transsexuals in the show? No. No, I don’t think we should. Well, why not? Because the show is a fantasy."
"It is the only one of its kind in the world, and any other fashion brand in the world would take it in a minute, including the competitors that are carping at us. And they carp at us because we’re the leader."
Naturally, these statements lead to a decline in sales and a call for the brand to be canceled.
Instead, a new group of seven ambassadors called the "VS Collective" will be taking over. These ambassadors are known for their advocacy work in gender equality and body positivity, and who represent a more diverse range of body types and sexual and gender identities.
"This is a dramatic shift for our brand, and it's a shift that we embrace from our core," said Victoria's Secret CEO Martin Waters in a new statement.
However, the internet isn't completely convinced by the brand's overhaul.
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