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I thought it was pretty great. You can really tell that they put on a lot of effort into this, cause they had one shot to get it right and try to bring the fantasy and allure of VS back to the public after all this years and everything that happened, and I think they accomplished that (for me anyway).
It felt a lot less campy costumy spectacle and more elevated and high fashion-minded than they used to, from the production to the looks to the casting. It was a callback to the 90s/early 00s origins of VS and focusing purely on lingerie, which is a great move. The models actually looked gorgeous and sexy, something that was missing in the later years.
To be honest I expected the casting to be a lot more diversity heavy. Not that this wasn't diverse, but after all the backlash I thought they would go overboard just to prove a point and try to be like Savage Fenty, but it was a good balance. It was a strong casting and none of the models felt out of place.
One flaw for me was that the camera work was lacking in a lot of moments. I guess it's because it was "live", so it didn't have that tight editing and direction from the CBS broadcast, but they could've done a lot better with the angles and close ups. Also felt like the pacing was a little off, it was very straightforward. It could've used more storytelling, maybe throw some pre-recorded clips, interviews, making-off?
Let's see how it's received by the public, but from what I could feel from social media it's been positive. There's a big nostalgia element from this show that might work well in their favor. Maybe it won't be the thing that saves the company, but it's a good try.
It felt a lot less campy costumy spectacle and more elevated and high fashion-minded than they used to, from the production to the looks to the casting. It was a callback to the 90s/early 00s origins of VS and focusing purely on lingerie, which is a great move. The models actually looked gorgeous and sexy, something that was missing in the later years.
To be honest I expected the casting to be a lot more diversity heavy. Not that this wasn't diverse, but after all the backlash I thought they would go overboard just to prove a point and try to be like Savage Fenty, but it was a good balance. It was a strong casting and none of the models felt out of place.
One flaw for me was that the camera work was lacking in a lot of moments. I guess it's because it was "live", so it didn't have that tight editing and direction from the CBS broadcast, but they could've done a lot better with the angles and close ups. Also felt like the pacing was a little off, it was very straightforward. It could've used more storytelling, maybe throw some pre-recorded clips, interviews, making-off?
Let's see how it's received by the public, but from what I could feel from social media it's been positive. There's a big nostalgia element from this show that might work well in their favor. Maybe it won't be the thing that saves the company, but it's a good try.