Victoria's Secret's holiday fashion show set.
Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage.com
The sky-high production that is Victoria's Secret's annual fashion show will not air on CBS until December 4, but guests witnessed the feat in person at the Kodak Theatre last night, followed by a party upstairs at the ballroom. It was the second time the lingerie retailer held the event in Los Angeles, after a move from New York.
At the show, Selita Ebanks modeled a $4.5 million bra set, and the Spice Girls, Will.i.am, and Seal were among the performers. (It will be the Spice Girls' TV debut since reuniting, and Will.i.am was a stand-in for scheduled performer Kanye West after the death this week of West's mother.) Done and Dusted produced the show, and Edward Razek, Monica Mitro, Ian Stewart, and Hamish Hamilton are its executive producers. Bolthouse/SBE produced the pink-lit after-party, with vast savory and sweet spreads from Wolfgang Puck. We asked guests for their opinions on highlights of the spectacle.
What's the most striking part of the fashion show or party?
"This show was more fun and exuberant than other ones I've seen. Years ago [in 2002], PETA got on the stage with an anti-fur thing—you never saw that on TV. But this year was totally smooth and without a hitch. It was like watching the Rockettes."
—Glenn, freelance makeup artist
"The food's great at this party. It's set up really well, and everyone's flowing really easily. As for the show, the runway was this sparkly black gravel; it was very cool. And watching the girls walk on that surface was a feat unto itself."
—Lynn, guest"I thought the Spice Girls were amazing, and then all the sets were really cool, the way they changed them all the time."
—Alex Grande, guest
"I love the mixture of the trees over the bar because it really softens the room, and it's renewable because these are planted trees in pots. So these are going to go on to live for another day in another party. Also I love that the whole party is wrapped in red velvet; it gives it a very sultanish feel. And all through the party, nothing but champagne and vodka—the way a party should be."
—Alex Berliner, photographer, Berliner Studio
"I thought the show production was amazing. They went all out."
—Maurine, publicist, Entertainment Industry Foundation
"The caviar is the most fabulous part of this party."
—Anonymous guest
At the show, Selita Ebanks modeled a $4.5 million bra set, and the Spice Girls, Will.i.am, and Seal were among the performers. (It will be the Spice Girls' TV debut since reuniting, and Will.i.am was a stand-in for scheduled performer Kanye West after the death this week of West's mother.) Done and Dusted produced the show, and Edward Razek, Monica Mitro, Ian Stewart, and Hamish Hamilton are its executive producers. Bolthouse/SBE produced the pink-lit after-party, with vast savory and sweet spreads from Wolfgang Puck. We asked guests for their opinions on highlights of the spectacle.
What's the most striking part of the fashion show or party?
"This show was more fun and exuberant than other ones I've seen. Years ago [in 2002], PETA got on the stage with an anti-fur thing—you never saw that on TV. But this year was totally smooth and without a hitch. It was like watching the Rockettes."
—Glenn, freelance makeup artist
"The food's great at this party. It's set up really well, and everyone's flowing really easily. As for the show, the runway was this sparkly black gravel; it was very cool. And watching the girls walk on that surface was a feat unto itself."
—Lynn, guest"I thought the Spice Girls were amazing, and then all the sets were really cool, the way they changed them all the time."
—Alex Grande, guest
"I love the mixture of the trees over the bar because it really softens the room, and it's renewable because these are planted trees in pots. So these are going to go on to live for another day in another party. Also I love that the whole party is wrapped in red velvet; it gives it a very sultanish feel. And all through the party, nothing but champagne and vodka—the way a party should be."
—Alex Berliner, photographer, Berliner Studio
"I thought the show production was amazing. They went all out."
—Maurine, publicist, Entertainment Industry Foundation
"The caviar is the most fabulous part of this party."
—Anonymous guest
