Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2008 - Please see first post before posting*UPDATED

[aaron95]

wathc this:
http://www2.victoriassecret.com/fashionshow/2008/flash.htm?cid=vh_21
im sorry but i dint like alessandra's attitude in the moderns segment NEITHER adriana's too much moving!! haha and adriana at the end DAMN no please

 

[CoutureChic]

Yea don't care for that modern performance of Dri...but I do wish they would have kept in that section for the fantasy bra.

 

[Trista]

This show had me doing the classic facepalm many times over. Not only was it the super slow-mo, the "standby on so-and-so", and the like that annoys me, but too much gesturing. Angela had a moment of clarity when she said that she hammed it up TOO much. I could not agree more.

Pink was definitely the best of them. Not only is Behati a natural for this kind of thing, but all of the girls suited Pink to a T. I also liked Selita this year, at least opening the finale. Sessilee was great, but when she first came out I was like "NOOOOOOOOO!". Arlenis was great and is definitely someone who they should keep around.

I would actually say that Caroline was one of the best this year, as was Inguna. Izabel never fails to look amazing.

The biggest letdown was Doutzen opening Ballet des Fleurs because when I think about what it could have been, I think back to the 4th segment of the 03 show-classy, elegant, etc. (KK opened, Deanna had giant blue wings) It would have been a lot better to have a little smile, or a more serene approach to it and not the pump up the crowd. Leave it to Behati, please.

The bit with her and the models in the back before PINK? CLASSIC.

 

[pikespeaklosange]

I have watched the show twice, and it grows on you. I like it and it was an improvement over last year.

That being said--the editor needs to be shot. Intercutting footage at the beginning of the show and showing it near the end is pointless and tacky. The slow mo totally undermined the frantic they were trying to achieve.

Why did Usher perform twice? Once was enough!

I LOVED the super long runway. THANK GOD! I swear, the Kodak Theatre runway set up was essentially me walking to the bathroom in my apartment. Such a fresh change. Overdue, too.

The PINK! segment will probably go down as the most fun and wacky segment in the history of the fashion show--from the dancers, to the music, to the models--EVERYTHING WORKED. Behati grew on me in that very instant. It was just a joy to watch, my heavens.

Selita is getting quite a reaction now--WOW. She got a lot of screen time on the runway and off--she's making VS very happy it seems, and good for her. She's so drag to the point it becomes too much, but I like her. FIERCE!

I'm going to miss KK if all the rumors were true. I felt bad for her during the incident with her red outfit. But I kind of perked up when I saw a familiar face...the loud, deep voice lady from 2005 who was yelling at the underlings because they were trying to take off Izabel's wings. "Drama drama! Wings wings! NO! NO, you do not stop her! Follow her, FOLLOW HEERRR!" She was the one with the short dark hair trying to pin together KK's final outfit tonight. "YOU CAN MAKE IT! YOU CAN PIN ME, BUT DON'T PIN HER!" Sorry, I'm rambling, I just found it funny.

 

[taben]

I have just watched the first few minutes of the show but it looks good so far! I loved the Adriana bit before the show started... 'it's show time'
And Maryna... wow, no words! Did she actually slap Usher's butt?

 

[NadineAndTheCity]

I saw the show once so far and what I can already say is that I liked it better than last years. But DAMN blowing kisses! Seriously...last year it was just a few girls who did it...this year all of them did it ( including some strange looking waving ). I just think its sad cos it ruins the whole "Back to glamour" thing. I liked the show but I am disappointed by the angels...I really prefered the non angel models.
Just imagine if Adriana walked down the runway like Flavia....would be so much better.

Oh well....I'll have to see it some more times and then release all my anger by blogging

 

[CoutureChic]

Well as much as I love KK I did feel bad for her since this is her last show...I seen someone say something about they are sure she was meant in the last section uh no, I doubt that considering if she was they would have fixed it and had her go out the next time. I think it just messed up for finale time. This poor girl has more accidents than anyone I've ever seen, I'm going to miss her humor I think backstage now....

 

[Juliax]

Well they still can invite KK to do the show even if shes not an angel. But if its her 'last show' Im surprised they didnt give her a little tribute like they did for Tyra for example...

 

[Destined]

Well they still can invite KK to do the show even if shes not an angel. But if its her 'last show' Im surprised they didnt give her a little tribute like they did for Tyra for example...

Well if you look back in retrospect, Tyra and VS were always on good terms, everything having to do with her and VS was almost public, if this truly is KK's Goodbye, then it was FAR from what tyra and VS had, because most of this stuff seems almost sneaky, like how they didn't have her int he press statement, how she just so happened to not be in the commercial, I don't think they'd make it public that they had a less than pristine ending of a contract for a model.

 

[CoutureChic]

Unless it's Heidi, Tyra, Gisele, Adriana or Ale...it's not going to make public news if someone leaves VS.

 

[rouge_red]

^ well, I guess they wouldn't let Selita go just like that. She seems to be one of the most loved angels (and I like her on the runway, too )

 

[Juliax]

Yeah sadly, I see what you mean, CC and Destined. Its not a nice way to treat KK like this, like her or not...Yikies.

I hope she will still do VSFS.

 

[Noulah84]

why is KK leaving???

 

[nothingless]

Just finished downloading & watching the show - just some initial thoughts!

- LOVED the opening with Adriana - "it's show time", that was cute.
- I was hopoing they'd keep in the Glamour Goddess version where Adriana took Usher's hat, but obviously they didn't.
- Loved the PINK segment, Behati has grown on me and I now officially like her. Please bring these girls back next year, they were all pretty perfect!
- Heidi is annoying the crap out of me too.
- I'm surprised Selita got so much attention in the little segments considering she seems to be so unpopular.
- They used Google Earth in the little designer segment lol!! *geek yay*
- I wish there would have been more of Ana BB in the show or at least a line or two backstage because I love her so much, but wasn't really expecting it. At least she killed it with her walks and got to close Dangerous, so that was pretty cool.
- And of course, Adriana - my other favorite model. Loved her, thought she looked stunning, although I do wish she would have gotten to introduce the fantasy bra, since it's hers and all.
- Julia looked nearly pained while walking with her wings! They must have been heavy. :/
- Poor poor KK. I cannot believe they didn't edit out the bit of her outfit bursting. How embarrassing, she looked so upset!!!
- Out of the other girls, Candice looked stunning, I still love Miranda's butterfly wings, and KK, to me, looked awesome. Caroline Winberg - please not next year. I hated her last year, and this year she made me go "eewww" again. Manu was awesome, and Maryna was a real standout too.
- Loved the outfits too, but I already knew that from all the pictures I'd seen.
- Loved the sets and set designs. The chandeliers in the last segment were amazing!!
- My main gripe with this year's show is the length. 45 frigging minutes??? Are they kidding??? I was so excited when people were talking about it maybe being 60 or 80...45 is just way too short. The whole thing could be so much better with more backstage footage and less rushing if they lengthened it. :/
- Overall, I did really like the show, much better than last year, but I don't think it will top my fave 2005.

 

[Noulah84]

why is KK leaving????

 

[happycanadian]

NOBODY KNOWS FOR SURE whether KK is leaving or not. it is nothing but speculation at this point. and CC's statement that this is KK's "last show" is based entirely on opinion, zero facts!

i'm certain that if it is true that her contract has ended, we will see some sort of news reports pretty soon. she is one of the most well-known internationally of the Angels, and she gets plenty of press. (*remember just last week she was voted Sexiest Woman in The World by E!*)

i felt so bad for her, though, in regards to her finale outfit. the girl can't catch a break when it comes to the wardrobe malfunctions. lol. ah, she'll be fine! she's probably laughing it off already.

 

[FASHIONLOVA]

am barelly at the first 5 minutes and am LOVIN it.
Doutzen s hair is gorgeous

 

[happycanadian]

^ agreed! Doutzen truly does have hair made for shampoo commercials! just really beautiful!


here are a couple of articles about KK in the show. i guess i see where they're going with it, but i'm not sure it works.

BACKSTAGE SECRETS

BEHIND THE BRASSIERES AT THE VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW

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By RAAKHEE MIRCHANDANI


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Karolina Kurkova, here on the beach in Miami, doesn't have a belly button.

PHOTOS: Karolina Kurkova
PHOTOS: Victoria Secret's Runway Show





Last updated: 12:07 pm
December 3, 2008
Posted: 2:18 am
December 3, 2008
KAROLINA Kurkova is fat.

Now, you might not be able to tell this watching the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show tonight (10 p.m. on CBS) from the comfort of your apartment, but I was in Miami for the taping last month, so I know.

The woman sitting next to me at the show said so.
"She really porked out," whispered the woman - no great prize herself. "It's good she dropped a little bit of weight, but really..."

PHOTOS: Karolina Kurkova
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This about the girl who just told us she keeps trim by drinking a special juice concoction twice a day and snacking on precisely
10 nuts.

"I eat very clean and fresh. I wake up and I have a green juice with a little protein powder and glutamine mixed in. Then two hours later I have two hard-boiled eggs," says Kurkova, hiking up her printed wrap dress and plopping down on the concrete floor next to us.
"Then, two or three hours later I'll have 10 nuts, like walnuts or almonds. Then I'll have grilled fish with vegetables and salads. And then again, a green juice. I just keep it simple."

Her preshow ritual is a little more intense. We're talking no carbs, no wheat and three hours of exercise a day.

Honestly, we can't feel too bad for her.
We'd be pretty happy with nuts too if we were raking in mad cash for a few hours on a runway.

For her ninth show, Kurkova joined Heidi Klum, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosia and a bunch of other heifers on the glitter runway in an impressive collection of elaborate ribbon wings, teeny-tiny thongs and leather harnesses for the annual panty-raid held this year at the newly renovated Fontainebleau Resort.
And this year, she's no angel.
"I have no wings, thank God," Kurkova exclaims.
"Those things are heavy! Last year they weighed like 30 pounds and took four people to strap it to me. And then I had to carry it on my little body, in 7-inch heels while walking on an uneven sparkly runway while Seal was performing."

It must have been the Seal-singing that really made things tough.

Watch tonight for Kurkova's three outfits: a goddess-inspired lace push-up bra and thong, Juliette Meurisse feather cuff and a brown leather harness by Fleet Ilya; a vintage teddy with matching panties under an iridescent organza gown covered in delicate handmade flowers; and a scarlet bustier with a dramatic floor-length layered ruffled train.
"I love anything that's a character outfit," she says.
"When it's not just about being pretty."

We're thinking, "We hate it when it's just about being pretty, too!" as Kurkova walks us through the backstage area where all the Angels assemble for hair, makeup and wardrobe.
And then we notice the sumptuous buffet lining the wall, untouched.

Kurkova's - and we're guessing millions of red-blooded American men's - past show favorites include a sexy stewardess look, a sultry soldier and the time she got to wear the coveted million-dollar bra.

"I like the goddess look because it's beautiful, strong and a little dangerous," she says while holding the leather harness against her body and eyeing the assigned undies. "Oh! They're very little!"

Too bad she's so fat.
rmirchandani @nypost.com


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Karolina Kurkova. Sue her already.Photo: Getty Images

You know what's on TV tonight, don't you? The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show! (10 p.m., CBS.) We've already seen pictures from the whole spectacle since it was taped on November 15 — a considerably long delay for this Internet age. Somehow the New York Post managed to withhold tales from backstage at the show until today. They hung out with Karolina Kurkova, who is still being criticized for her weight. To prepare for the show, Karolina works out for three hours a day and cuts out carbohydrates and wheat. Fun. Her regular diet is no picnic, either. She says it consists of green juice, hard-boiled eggs, grilled fish, vegetables, and ten nuts at a time (yes, she counts them). Still, a woman at the show tells the Post reporter, "She really porked out … It's good she dropped a little bit of weight, but really…" But really, shouldn't we embrace curves? Don't These Economic Times and the era of change create the perfect moment to usher in a new ideal model shape, like that of Daisy Lowe? When so many people are going without and cutting back, is it not more chic to look opposite? Or, at the very least, normal? Because that's how Karolina looks — normal. God forbid.
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[FASHIONLOVA]

Flavia s outfit in the dangerous segment is so Rodarte

 

[happycanadian]

here's a cool article with one of the Hairstylists of the show! he talks about backstage and working with the top girls, etc.

[FONT=arial, helvetica][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Hairstylist Scott Miller helped create looks for Victoria's Secret Fashion Show[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]
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[FONT=arial, helvetica]Scott Miller got his chance to strut his hair-styling stuff for top models recently, and tonight, television viewers will get to see his handiwork, too.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica]Miller, who co-owns Scott Miller Salon & Spa in Pittsford and Webster with his wife, Helen, was among a group of stylists asked to do the hair of supermodels for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. The show is scheduled to air at 10 p.m. today on CBS, WROC-TV (Channel 8).[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica]"It's a high point for me and for the whole salon," says Miller of Pittsford, who was invited to work at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show by Hollywood stylist Oribe.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica]We asked Miller to share his memories of the fashion show, which took place at the Fountainebleau Hotel in Miami on Nov. 15.

Question: What was it like, styling hair for top models for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show?[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica]Answer: From a hairdresser's standpoint, it was an opportunity of a lifetime. For anyone who has ever aspired to work on supermodels — models that have worked with the best photographers, stylists, magazines — this was it. It's the biggest fashion show of the year.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica]Question: Name a few of the models whose hair you styled.

Answer: There were more than 30 models there, and I had a chance to work with most of them, including Carmen Kass and Erin Heatherton. I also worked with Karolina Kurkova. She and Heidi Klum, who was also there, were probably the biggest names at the show.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica]Question: How long did you work behind the scenes styling hair for the show?

Answer: There was a briefing the night before where Oribe told us what he wanted. There were six other stylists there, along with me and Oribe, who told us what his inspiration was: a Vanity Fair cover he did with Kate Winslet in which she had a Catherine Deneuve quality to her.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica]On Saturday, the day of the show, we all arrived at about 10 a.m. and I didn't leave until 10:45 that night. When the models arrived Saturday morning, there was all sorts of yelling and screaming in the lobby. There were vans full of people and hordes of media and tons of cameras and lights. All the models were dressed alike in skintight white jeans and white vests.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica]Question: What was it like backstage?

Answer: For most of the time, the stylists and other behind-the-scenes people — wardrobe people, makeup artists, even spray-on tanning people — were working in a large main room adjacent to the runway area preparing the models. It was a very busy atmosphere. For example, there were nail technicians on their hands and knees painting up the models' toes while we did hair. In other rooms near us, there were photo shoots going on, including an Italian Vogue shoot. Someone from that shoot called on me to "put some curl" in Carmen Kass' hair for a shoot that was to happen in 20 minutes. It was pretty crazy and exhilarating.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica]There were actually two fashion shows that evening, one at 7 p.m. and the other at 10 p.m. For the 7 p.m. show, I was asked to be right backstage to meet the models as soon as they came off the runway to fix their hair and do any necessary touchup work. This was a very intense, frenetic and crowded place to be — and very hot.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica]Question: What were the models like to work with?

Answer: All the models were very nice. And they were all tremendously busy — jetting off on planes the morning after the show to get to different islands, the Caribbean, Italy, wherever — for photo shoots with major magazines. That's the life they lead. But the models were really just like everyone else. Maybe a little skinnier or a little taller, but still, just people working. Most of them looked like people you'd bump into at the mall on any given Sunday. The makeup, hair, the fans blowing on them, the clothes, the shows — the whole production of it all — morphs them into these roles on the runway. It really impressed me how "real" the models were. There were no huge egos and no one acted like a diva. Everyone was there to work.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica]Question: Who's harder to please, top models or regular customers?

Answer: At the end of the day, it's not really that much different. I'm a hairdresser and my job is to make people feel and look as good as they can. Whether people come to me in Pittsford or Webster or if I worked with them at this event, they all basically want the same thing. They trust me and I try to give them what they want.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica]Question: What do you think you will remember most about this experience?

Answer: To me, working with Oribe was the culminating experience, a lesson in life. He is such a master at everything he does and he has this great karma. He's authentic, real and gifted. To put it into perspective, it's like if you were an artist and got to hang out with Salvador Dali for the whole day. Or if you were a singer and spent the day with Luciano Pavarotti.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica]Question: What's something people would be surprised about?

Answer: Everyone had hairpieces. When you look at the magazines and the runway shows, that's not their hair. It would take hours and hours to create such looks with real hair. So much of a show like this is illusion. I put 30 hairpieces in one model myself and there were hundreds of thousands of dollars in hairpieces available to us.[/FONT]


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