Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2006

[xxOceanEyesxx]

SHE'S GOT A SECRET

NY Post - By SERENA FRENCH
November 16, 2006 --
VICTORIA'S Secret will put its breast foot forward tonight - for the first time in Hollywood. The lingerie maker moved its annual supermodel runway show from New York to Los Angeles' Kodak Theatre, the home of the Oscars. It films today and will air on CBS Dec. 5.
Mr. SexyBack, Justin Timberlake, will be performing and a parade of VS lovelies will be winging their way down the catwalk, including Gisele Bundchen, Karolina Kurkova, Angela Lindvall and Adriana Lima.
At the ripe old age of 25, Lima is already a Victoria's Secret veteran. "After I started working with them, everything changed. I started walking down the street and suddenly people will turn around and say 'Look! The Victoria's Secret model.' I couldn't believe it."
When Victoria's Secret has a new bra, they treat it like a movie launch, with a publicity campaign and appearances on Leno and Letterman. Past extravaganzas include putting on a runway show during the Cannes Film Festival. "We feel that we're very Hollywood and high fashion and L.A is Tinseltown, the perfect place for all that glamour," says show executive producer Monica Mitro.
Demand for tickets is traditionally high, with even VIPs working all the angles to get an invitation. A slew of celebrities, including athletes such as Derek Jeter, are expected front row to make, er, orders.
"I have to say that I, personally, can't go out much anymore," jokes Mitro, "because I can't even make eye contact with people. People I haven't heard from in a year, I'm getting e-mails: 'Hey friend!'"
She also has offers for volunteer help. "All these guys are like, 'Do you need any dressers backstage? People to put sheen on their skin?'"
So high-profile is the show that some top models flew in on their own dime for the castings. Show producers will see 100 women in their underwear. Victoria's Secret cannot use a regular fashion model, or "the skinny girls, like the trend has been in runway shows," says Mitro. "We need voluptuous. Ninety-five percent of our customers are women, so they want to see real women."
Lima is one of those girls. Out of the 27 models in the show, the Brazilian bombshell is one of the few stars - along with Bundchen - who has a contract with Victoria's Secret.
Seeing her standing in a bra and panties getting fitted two weeks ago by the wing man, one can see all the reasons why. But coming from a body-conscious culture doesn't make her feel any more comfortable strutting half-naked. "I'm very shy. This is my work. It's like being an actor. If you watch a movie and see two actors killing each other, that doesn't mean they kill people."
The best part of doing the show for her? "First, to wear wings. I loooove! It's like my little girl's fantasy. I'm still a kid in a way, in my heart. I have an opportunity to live that fantasy."
Her second favorite thing is the people she gets to meet. "I love the opportunity I have to meet all the celebrities and actors that I see on TV and I watch. And suddenly they are in front of me and I can't believe! This year I will be very happy to meet Justin Timberlake. I have always been his biggest fan. I hope I will get the opportunity to meet him. It's going to be a long line."
As for the clothes, there will be 72 outfits with sections called Coquettish Fetish, Highland and the all-white finale, Glacial Goddess. Kurkova will wear a corset made of silver. "If you have 72 outfits, bra, panty, bra panty, it gets ridiculous," Mitro says. "So we have to make it tasteful and beautiful, but yet push it into fantasy to make it a show." There's also a section called Come Fly with Me, an ode to 1950s air hostesses. Says Mitro, "I think more people would fly if stewardesses dressed like that."

Voila. And Gypsy, sweetie, it's still only 6:18 in California.

 

[Moofins]

getty

 

[funkalicious]

Are they still filming? It's 8:15 here.

The should film for about 20 mor minutes so I guess pictures should be up in an hour's time.

 

[Moofins]

getty

 

[Moofins]

Those are all 42 of the getty pictures. I'llpost as more come up, but you'll have to give me time because I put them through imageshack.

 

[TheGlassAngel]

You have time. Sigh. Not like we're getting any new pics in....

 

[Moofins]

^ Forserious. They are so off the ball.

 

[Gypsy_Doll]

I'm gonna change my siggy. Because i've read some hilarious quotes from you darlings this week about the show.

 

[xxOceanEyesxx]

Well then. I put the article through a translator and this was the best I got:

The GREAT DAY Errata! parade Victoria's Secret 2006 today happens (16.11) in L.A. with show of Justin Timberlake and nine Brazilians in casting Erramos! The parade Victoria's Secret 2006, that he had been announced for day 06,12, is rolling today same (16.11), in Los Angeles, to the sound of the singer pop Justin Timberlake. The world-wide transmission will be in day 06,12, but the writing is rolling at this accurate moment! Nine Brazilians are part of casting: Gisele Bündchen, Izabel Goulart, Flavia Oliveira, Adriana Rasp, Alessandra Ambrósio, Ana Beatriz Barros, Carol Trentini, Jeísa Chiminazzo and Raquel Zimmermann. Good the new? Raquel Z., top model Brazilian most located in ranking of the specialized site Models.com, will be the second model to enter in passarela, only after the diva-mór La Bündchen. It wants more? The models leanest, as it is the case of Flavia Oliveira, go to parade of dental wire! For Andres Rodrigues - 16.11.06 - 18h30 Photos Spreading

 

[xmodel citizen]

^LOL, I love translations like that! But maybe they mean that Gisele will be the first BRAZILIAN out, not the first girl overall.

 

[Moofins]

I still have to see it for myself.

 

[TheGlassAngel]

HAHAHAH The translation cracks me up

 

[ChinaLove]

Someone asked about a possible theme this year? I'm guessing 'Casino'. I saw a clip of Alessandra in a fitting where she had on these really big wings with hearts, clubs, spades and diamonds - symbols on playing cards. I think I read somewhere that she has a bit part in Casino Royale. So there's my guess.

 

[xxOceanEyesxx]

Someone asked about a possible theme this year? I'm guessing 'Casino'. I saw a clip of Alessandra in a fitting where she had on these really big wings with hearts, clubs, spades and diamonds - symbols on playing cards. I think I read somewhere that she has a bit part in Casino Royale. So there's my guess.

We already have an article with the themes said..

 

[irresistable_loz]

The models leanest, as it is the case of Flavia Oliveira, go to parade of dental wire!

What the??? does she have braces or something or is that just one incredibly messed up translation?

 

[xmodel citizen]

I think they're talking about how thin she is

 

[xxOceanEyesxx]

What the??? does she have braces or something or is that just one incredibly messed up translation?

LOL. Definitely badly translated, but...yeah.

 

[xxOceanEyesxx]

I still have to see it for myself.

Same here. I would be extremely annoyed if Gisele opened again. Plus, it seems impossible, considering that Karolina's got the million dollar bra. As you said, that site's been very wrong before.

 

[TheGlassAngel]

I reserve judgement until I see the pics

 

[funkalicious]

We already have an article with the themes said..

They can't have a show with only 3 segments, last year there was about 5. I think Casino is a possible theme Alessandra' wings look pretty cool too!