After facing backlash for their lack of inclusivity, the world’s most prominent lingerie brand rose from the ashes of its 2018 cancellation and brought back their legendary fashion show. Their idea of being inclusive was to put two biological men on stage — a move that proved to be an epic fail for many fans.
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BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 15: Alex Consani prepares backstage at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2024 at Duggal Greenhouse on October 15, 2024 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
The 2024 runway show had a lot of good things going for it, including a slew of sexy, legendary supermodels strutting their stuff on the catwalk, and an epic performance by Cher. However, there were two glaring mistakes that fans just can’t see past: transgender models Alex Consani and Valentina Sampaio.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 15: Valentina Sampaio walks the runway during the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show at Duggal Greenhouse on October 15, 2024 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage) Getty Images
Victoria’s Secret is the most recent brand to fall victim to demands of inclusivity where such examples simply need not exist.
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Heterosexual men don’t want to see biological men in bodysuits and heels on the Victoria’s Secret runway. Women shopping for their next set of lingerie won’t be oogling at the trans woman thinking “gosh I want to look like that too.”
Simply put, the brand missed the mark with their two top target audiences.
There’s a playground for transgender women to play in, but the Victoria’s Secret runway show simply isn’t it.
This may be a “win” in the eyes of the trans community, but what they’ve really stamped in history here is a reminder that they’ve pissed people off.
Victoria’s Secret sells a beauty brand. This isn’t the place for wokeness.