Happy 10th foursome Bodies By Victoria

For the 10th anniversary of the Body By Victoria line, Californian Lindsay Ellingson and Brazil's Emanuela de Paula joined Victoria's Secret 'veterans' Alessandra Ambrosio and Marisa Miller
on a promotional tour.



The ladies also announced this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show will be in New York City. I really don't see The Early Show on CBS all that much; maybe I should watch more often..






There's also a contest involved: If you didn't pay attention to that on the CBS clip, watch this one. There may be a quiz later. Or you may win something. Or you may just really really enjoy the video..

Victoria's Secret 2009 Fashion Show, Part 2

PINK Angel Behati Prinsloo, and Angels Marisa Miller, VS Fashion Show Host Heidi Klum, Doutzen Kroes, Miranda Kerr and Alessandra Ambrosio at the Finale.

The storied Lexington Armory in New York City played host to the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. You might think between this post and part one we would have covered all we wanted to; just not possible. I actually removed a few pictures from this post to save for the future. Picking up where we left off on Wednesday, more from the show, broken down by the themed segments, starting with:

PINK Planet


PINK Angel Behati Prinsloo says hello and starts off the segment that was just plain fun.


Australian Abbey Lee Kershaw's yellow PINK panties (it all makes sense) asked for attention, and succeeded in getting it.


Both my girlfriend and I got the impression Ms. Kershaw had a bit more of a role in this year's show, which we thought added value.


Elyse Taylor seemed to have a pre-designed wardrobe.. function(?) to show off more of her pink PINK panties as she got further down the runway


Shannan Click demonstrated the power of PINK

Enchanted Forest


The wonders of nature, as displayed by Doutzen Kroes



Out of all the ensembles in this section, I liked Miranda Kerr's the most. And it gives you one great excuse to drop that old line, 'Excuse me, Miss, do you have the time?'



My girlfriend was torn between Miranda Kerr's outfit and this vision in green worn by Philadelphia's Sessilee Lopez. Did I mention my girlfriend is tall (5'8.5")? And she likes boots. And she now wants Ms. Lopez's(5' 10") boots. I'm all for it, if they come with the matching bra and panties, and we'll skip the jewelry.


Lindsay Ellingson has the answer to your Red Riding Hood fetish - and the 'keeping the wolves at bay' may be a cliche, but if she's undressed like this, it still works.


Australian Abbey Lee Kershaw's outfit seemed.. 'Pheasant-y'?.



My girlfriend and I especially liked some of the print designs in this segment, like the above bra and thong bikini panties worn by Tatiana Kovylina.



The amazing I-just-had-a-baby-weeks-ago - Again! - Heidi Klum served as host once more, and made a bit more than a cameo appearance on the runway. Missing from the show, but for the same very great reasons, Adriana Lima and Karolína Kurková gave birth to a baby girl and boy, repsectively, shortly before the show's actual date of filming November 19th at the Armory in New York City (Ms. Kurvova October 29th; Ms. Lima November 16, each joining the ranks of VSMs - more on each in future fufL posts).

Romantic Journey



Ms. Ambrosio answers the question, 'How the hell do you get that lingerie through the metal detector at the airport?'


Maryna Linchuk of Belarus looks like a sun goddess. If she'd been around ages ago, we could have blamed her for melting Icarus' wings..


To be clear, we're both fans of Ms. Ebanks, but I like this a bit better than my girlfriend, who asked if she was was going fly fishing in that vest. Can you guess what one of my girlfriend's Dad's hobbies may be..?


Doutzen Kroes feather-light decorations went well with her feather-light bra and panty set


Cupid, meet Marisa Miller; Marisa Miller, meet Cupid



Say hello to Kylie Biscutti. The only part of the show my girlfriend and I weren't too crazy about was how they handled the competition to choose a new 'Runway Angel'. ('Angel Boot Camp'? Really?) Especially after the girl we both originally voted for on-line was eliminated almost immediately. The whole 'reality show-within-the-fashion-show' was a bit of a turn-off for us. We weren't going to bother to cast another vote, but decided to anyway. No offense to runner-up Jaimeelee Darley, but we both chose Kylie. It was something about her.. eyes - believe it or not - that we liked, and her slightly unpolished demeanor. Here's hoping she really gets a chance to do more with Vicky's.

It would have been nice to include all 35 or so models who appeared in this year's show, but all good things must come to an end - even if the framing on the CBS broadcast version of the show didn't clue you in to the full (or less than full) extent of Miranda Kerr's last bra and panties set - but it's a fitting, and certainly fit end:



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2010 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, Part 2

Some more observations in random order..



Anne Vyalitsyna (Anne V)

My girlfriend and I both expected to like the PINK and Heavenly Bodies segment best, but we actually liked the Country Girls sets second to PINK. Her, especially any with blue denim, like Lindsay Ellingson below, or paisley like Anne V above.



Now we're sort of jonesing to find her a bunch of gingham, paisley or denim panties, maybe with matching bras, like Lindsay's or even Maryna Linchuk's below.



And the blue boots. Not that she has any place to wear them (well, I can think of one place..), but my girlfriend wants those boots. OK, that entire costume. Did I mention she likes wearing Blue lingerie?



And, costume is the correct term. One very valid critique of Vicky's shows that seems rightfully louder each year is, who could actually wear anything seen in the shows? That's addressed in a great post by Treacle on her The Lingerie Addict blog (BTW, if by the off chance you're not reading it regularly, you should). Then again, I forgive the excesses since the show is selling fantasy entertainment - and in turn tons of knickers - but that's kind of their point. Think of it this way: it's a one-hour infomercial no one can say they really suffer through.

So, what could work as actual lingerie, and not just a costume?





How about this bra and panties set Candice Swanepoel wore during the Heavenly Bodies segment? Lose the Angel wings, and she's set. Or keep the wings and lose the bra and panties, and it's somebody's really strange dream sequence, but that's for a very different blog..



Neither of us were all that familiar with Martha Streck before her appearance on the runway, but afterward, we heart her, too. She even tweeted everyone a backstage pic:



Who Wore It Better? In this case the It being an orange bra?



Within minutes of each other, Karolina Kurkova or Adriana Lima?



I'm not sure what superhero Ms. Lima is supposed to be ('Soccer Mom'?) but I'll watch for the movie, 3-D or not..





Alessandra Ambrosio on why ruffle-butt panties can still be cute and hott at the same time - and not to be out-done:



Magdalena Frackowiak, proving even Akon can have a thankless job. That's him. To her right. On the stage. Oh, hadn't noticed him either, huh?



How about a front-flash from Lily Aldridge? They are trying to sell the panties, after all..



If you missed the show or just want to see it again, you're in luck. It'll be shown again this coming Wednesday, December 8th 8 ET on the CW. 8pm? Obviously not on ABC..



Good night, and drive safely! Call me!

I realize some people think the show jumped the shark long ago, but some of us look at it as a lot of fun (especially when they spend a little more time talking with the models as they did this year). That's cool - to each their own. If you want another take on the show, mainly from backstage, read this great post from the fine ladies at Frou Frou Fashionista blog. And check out our post next Wednesday for our vote for best addition to the show over the past two years. She really deserved those Angel wings.

Victoria's Secret Spring 2010 - Do You Love Their Bodies, Too?

One of the great things about it being closer to a new season? It's a (great) excuse for Victoria's Secret to come out with a new collection. In this case, their Spring 2010 I Love My Body Bras. Chanel Iman, Rosie Huntington-Whitley, Candice Sawnepoel and Lindsay Ellingson show off four of the seven new bras above



Alessandra Amrbosio relaxes with The Perfect Coverage bra and matching panties above; Chanel Iman gives you an up-close and personal look at the new Demi-bra below



Check out the TV commercial and the Behind-The-Scenes video of the campaign photo shoot:





And, as if it isn't cool enough to actually hear from the ladies themselves in the two videos, you can also go to this interactive page to hear (and see) more. Want to know which model practiced her VS Fashion Show runway walk while watching it on TV - and was a part of it the next year? Which model overcame some childhood heath problems you'd never have known she had? Who's closest to her Mom and where they're all from? Put your cursor over their images for a video from each. You can also take a Which Body Are You Quiz and win some lingerie. Don't say they aren't giving you enough content - or eye candy - to keep you at their site..




(L-R) Alessandra Amrbosio, Erin Heatherton, Chanel Iman, Lindsay Ellingson, Aminata Niaria,Candice Swanepoel and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Blue Monday 12 10 07

From the 2007 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show: Lindsay Ellingson on her way to work for another Monday, lunch box, bra and panties in tow. Plus the sweater thigh-high stocking socks in case it gets chilly. As the sticker says: Yee-Ha!

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2010: (Almost) Wordless Wednesday

Tough Love


Adriana Lima


Lily Donaldson


Alessandra Ambrosio


Magdalena Frackowiak


Julia Stegner




Katy Perry. A Firework, alright, and fitting right in with Vicky's

Country Girls


Candice Swanepoel


Lily Aldridge


Jessica Stam


Alessandra Ambrosio


Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Game On


Erin Heatherton


Izabel Goulart


Chanel Iman


Behati Prinsloo


Shannan Click


Liu Wen

Heavenly Bodies


Anja Rubik serenaded by Akon (If you're going to have a song called Angel, great timimg, eh?)


Izabel Goulart


Candice Swanepoel


Magdalena Frackowiak - Tell me this one won't become an iconic photo of this year's show


And Congratulations to Chanel Iman on her first wings. She was so happy when she found out she'd get to wear them that she cried.


The already-priceless Ms. Lima, with an added $2 Million worth of Fantasy

Wild Things


Alessandra Ambrosio


Selita Ebanks


Erin Heatherton


Emanuela de Paulo


Caroline Winberg


Laís Ribeiro


Karolina Kurkova

PINK


Behati Prinsloo


Lindsay Ellingson


Maryna Linchuk


Edita Vilkeviciute


Lily Aldridge





But wait - There's more photos, observations and fun in Saturday's fufL post. Until then, enjoy this video with a few familiar (and even clothed!) faces set to Fashion Show performer Katy Perry's Firework