Victoria's Secret

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Victoria's Secret Buys From Child Labor Sources: Report

Kids pick cotton at West Africa farms

(Newser) - Victoria's Secret says it's rushing to investigate claims that it buys supplies from farms that use child labor. A Bloomberg report today described a 13-year-old girl in the West African country of Burkina Faso who faces beatings at the farm where she picks cotton. That cotton is ultimately...

Miranda Kerr Models $2.5M Victoria's Secret Bra

Diamond-encrusted bra is the only one of its kind, so far

(Newser) - Victoria’s Secret stepped up its game last night with the introduction of the $2.5 million Treasure Fantasy Bra, a cool half-million more than last year’s $2 million offering . Miranda Kerr modeled the diamond-encrusted bra during last night’s fashion show, just 10 months after giving birth to...

Victoria&#39;s Secret Quietly Destroys All Returns

 Victoria's Secret 
 Quietly Destroys 
 All Returns 
in case you missed it
May 1, 2011 7:45 AM CDT

Victoria's Secret Quietly Destroys All Returns

Even if they've never been worn

(Newser) - Marie Wolf got quite a shock when she returned an unworn $70 pair of sweatpants to Victoria’s Secret a few weeks ago. A clerk happily refunded her money—then took out some scissors and sliced the pants to shreds, explaining that it was store policy. Wolf was outraged, she...

Sad Secrets of the Modeling World

New book tells of model who ate OJ-soaked cotton balls

(Newser) - Sessilee Lopez is a model who has walked the runway for Victoria's Secret, Marc Jacobs, Vivienne Tam, and others. Mom Janice Celeste self-published a book for would-be big-time models' parents, called Making a Supermodel. Fashionista was kind enough to read through the 70 pages and pick out the fairly sad,...

Rainbows, Wings Rule Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

Check out some of the craziest looks

(Newser) - The Angels strutted down the catwalk last night for the annual Victoria’s Secret fashion show, bedecked in race car gear, rainbows, and of course, lots of wings. Click through some of the looks in the gallery, or see Celebuzz for plenty more.

Adriana Lima Unveils $2M Bra

Victoria's Secret 'Bombshell Fantasy Bra' is quite sparkly

(Newser) - Got an extra $2 million burning a hole in your pocket? Then the new Victoria’s Secret “Bombshell Fantasy Bra” is for you. Victoria’s Secret Angel Adriana Lima modeled the Damiani-designed bra at a luncheon yesterday, and insisted that the push-up bra is “comfortable” and keeps “...

Finally, Victoria's Secret Halloween Costumes
Finally, Victoria's Secret Halloween Costumes 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Oct 10, 2010 6:18 PM CDT

Finally, Victoria's Secret Halloween Costumes

Now you actually can wear lingerie for Halloween!

(Newser) - In the world of Victoria’s Secret, Halloween costumes aren’t called Halloween costumes: They’re called “Sexy Little Fantasies.” The lingerie giant launched the costume line this year, and, not surprisingly, there are absolutely no un-sexy offerings—so if you were hoping to dress up as the...

Heidi Klum No Longer an Angel
 Heidi Klum No Longer an Angel 
Oct 1, 2010 10:35 AM CDT

Heidi Klum No Longer an Angel

Model leaving Victoria's Secret after 13 years

(Newser) - After 13 years as a Victoria’s Secret Angel, Heidi Klum is leaving the company. Klum tells the New York Post she’ll “always love Victoria’s Secret,” but won’t walk in the November fashion show. “All good things have to come to an end,”...

Victoria's Secret Bag Makes Women Feel Sexy

Just carrying it around helps: study

(Newser) - Simply walking around with a Victoria's Secret bag can make women feel more sexy, according to a new study to be released in December. Deborah Roedder John, a marketing professor at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management, conducted a series of experiments intended to assess people's self perception...

Victoria's Secret Slights Saints, Enrages Fans

Champions excluded from NFL undies collection

(Newser) - Victoria's Secret has enraged Louisiana's female football fans—reputedly some of the most intense around—by excluding the New Orleans Saints from its Pink NFL lineup, Advertising Age reports. Not only are the defending Super Bowl champs missing, but the line does include the Boston Red Sox, which was not...

Victoria's Secret Closing: The Bedbug Is Back
Victoria's Secret Store Infested: Bedbugs Are Back 
GOOD NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT
Jul 21, 2010 6:34 AM CDT

Victoria's Secret Store Infested: Bedbugs Are Back

Recent NYC store closures mark comeback

(Newser) - The recent closures of a Victoria's Secret and an Abercrombie & Fitch to rid the New York City stores of bedbugs are only the latest example of the strong comeback the blood-drinking bugs are making worldwide. Bedbugs were largely eradicated from the US in the 1950s, but now they're back...

Meet Megan Fox's Transformers Replacement

 Meet Megan Fox's 
 Transformers 
 Replacement 
10 facts about rosie
May 28, 2010 10:39 AM CDT

Meet Megan Fox's Transformers Replacement

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is a Victoria's Secret Angel

(Newser) - Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is the new Megan Fox…in Transformers 3, at least. The Frisky runs down 10 must-know facts about the 23-year-old Brit:
  1. Love life: She’s been linked to Kylie Minogue ex Olivier Martinez and Ronnie Wood’s son, and she’s currently dating action
...

What Apple Doesn't Consider Porn
 What Apple 
 Doesn't Consider Porn 
bikinis, no; playboy, yes
Feb 22, 2010 4:15 PM CST

What Apple Doesn't Consider Porn

Apps store crackdown on porn is wildly inconsistent

(Newser) - The mystery and irrationality of Apple's approval process for iPhone apps has frustrated would-be developers since the App Store opened—and the latest crackdown on sexually explicit apps is no exception. Apple has done away with many sexy apps recently, telling one developer "bikini photos, skin, sexual connotations or...

Model Doesn't Want Banker Fired for Live-TV Ogling

'Of course I would sign' petition to save job, Miranda Kerr says

(Newser) - An Australian banker who faces firing for ogling semi-nude photos of supermodel Miranda Kerr in the background of a live TV interview is getting some big-name support: Kerr herself. “I am told there is a petition to save his job and of course I would sign it,” the...

Inside Tonight's Victoria's Secret Show
 Inside  
 Tonight's 
 Victoria's 
 Secret Show 
100 POUNDS OF GLITTER
Dec 1, 2009 10:39 AM CST

Inside Tonight's Victoria's Secret Show

Show features Liu Wen, the first-ever Asian Angel

(Newser) - The Victoria's Secret fashion show airs tonight, and the New York Daily News is here to tell you that—believe it or not—getting into those $3 million bras and humongous angel wings isn't as easy as it looks. "People don't realize that there are about 20 layers of...

Highest-Paid Women in America

(Newser) - On the heels of its 2009 Most Powerful Women list, Fortune has compiled another of the best compensated females in the corporate world. The top 10 for 2008:
  1. Safra Katz, president, Oracle: $42.4 million
  2. Linda Chen, president, Wynn International Marketing: $23.9 million
  3. Sharen Turney, president and CEO, Victoria's
...

No Christmas Miracle for Retailers
 No Christmas  
 Miracle for Retailers 


RETAIL SALES
Dec 26, 2008 1:57 AM CST

No Christmas Miracle for Retailers

Even luxury sector sales in free fall

(Newser) - It was a bleak Christmas and promises to be a less than prosperous New Year for retailers with consumers tightening their belts and spending less, reports the Wall Street Journal. Retail sales dropped 5.5% in November and 8% in December, compared with the same months last year. Luxury goods,...

Where Is This Supermodel's Belly Button?

Victoria's Secret bares a navel-less belly on the runway

(Newser) - Supermodel Karolina Kurkova's recent turn on the catwalk for Victoria's Secret had curious spectators wondering what happened to her belly button. The Czech stunner offered no explanation for her smooth stomach, which has only a minor indentation where her navel should be, and her agent says only that "she's...

Worried Retailers Call All-Out, and Earlier, Holiday Blitz

Analysts see sales beginning before Thanksgiving in sour economy

(Newser) - Holiday displays already are popping up—and they’re likely to increase in number and urgency as retailers try to spruce up what’s likely to be the worst Christmas shopping season in years, reports Advertising Age. With 5 fewer days than last year because of a late Thanksgiving, retailers...

Wal-Mart Leads Feb. Retail Rally
Wal-Mart Leads Feb. Retail Rally
Mar 6, 2008 10:47 AM CST

Wal-Mart Leads Feb. Retail Rally

Overall sales jump doubles expectations, calms consumer spending fears

(Newser) - Big retailers showed unexpected signs of life in February, beating weak sales predictions to inject some hope into the market. Wal-Mart led the way, posting a 2.6% same-store increase, beating its own predictions of flat-to-2% growth. Overall, same-store sales climbed 1.9%, with more than half of retailers beating...

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