Here's an observation from the 2025 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show that would have seemed impossible in 2005: This year's runway cast was more inclusive than the entirety of fashion month.
The annual lingerie spectacle, reintroduced in 2024 after a five-year hiatus (and lots of controversy), used to be known for million-dollar "Fantasy" bras, back-bending faux wings, and women who fit an extremely narrow mold. When the show returned last year, it came with a promise that its "Angels" would look more like the shoppers who buy bras and panties down on earth in its over 1350 stores. The lineup was still otherworldly beautiful, but definitely more diverse.
