Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show can’t escape controversy as performer slams ‘lack of inclusivity’
'an intention or policy of including people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized' The stories leading up to the 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show broadcast on Sunday night? Well, they likely didn’t thrill the company. Instead of people focusing on high-profile models such as Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid or Adriana Lima’s retirement, there were lots of thinkpieces. Specifically, about why the annual lingerie runway show is problematic; whether it has a place in “an era of corporate wokeness”; how some viewers are boycotting the show; whether the brand is “over”; and more. The New York Times reported that while Victoria’s Secret is still the top lingerie brand in the country, sales are down and the stock recently dropped 41 percent. Many headlines also surrounded the outcry over comments made by Ed Razek, the chief marketing officer for L Brands, Victoria’s Secret’s parent company. In an interview with Vogue last month, Razek was asked whether Vict...