Heidi working out to the Rocky theme; clich� much? Yet, so starts the 2007 Victoria Secret Winter Fashion Show.
Will.I.Am of Black Eyed Peas opened the night, performing his very fitting single “I Got It From My Momma.” Meanwhile, as if taking the term “catwalk” literally, each model rocked a kitten covered outfit, sporting tiger stripes, leopard spots, and other cat attire. Lolcats were everywhere! As a final testament to feline fashion, Heidi Klum showcased a bar with “cats eyes” cupping her breasts. I don’t know if this means that her boobs can see in the dark, but if so, that’s a pretty rad super power. Obviously Mrs. Klum is not to be messed with.
The Secret model’s second walk was referred to as a “Chandelier-themed” runway show. Black Chandelier is a popular clothing retailer based in Utah. It was founded by Jared Gold and is primarily aimed at the teen and college-age demographics. Black Chandelier has been featured in Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Italian Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and People. It bills itself on being an alternative to larger clothing retailers such as Gap and Hot Topic. Also, it looks outstanding as Victoria’s Secret wings!
Following the second walk, a feature on the Team Pink Road Trip to the Runway had thirty girls were compete for a spot on the runway during the walk for Victoria’s Secret’s PINK line. A search took place on university campuses nationwide and the lucky chosen thirty practiced in place of models before the show and one lucky girl got the chance to walk in the actual fashion show. Watching these girls strut, there is little doubt that they would have kicked the America’s Next Top Model girls’ asses. Sorry Tyra, but it’s true; winner Katie Wilde certainly brought it.
The third walk rocked a remix of “Get Free” by the Vines. Each outfit referenced a different geographical area of the world with matching license plate garter belt. Katie Wilde was presented to the world as a model. She seemed a touch nervous to begin with, but opened up and played off the crowd a few steps into her strut. Heidi, however, stole the show by sporting a great set of wings made out of old postcards. Artistic meets sexy if I’ve ever seen it.
Next, instead of giving us the Spice Girls song we would’ve preferred, Seal and wife Heidi Klum (lucky bastard) performed a duet. Seal looked like a disco ball and Heidi’s dress was just horrible. The poorly chosen outfits of these two caught my attention due to the irony of this being a fashion show [Ed. note: For underwear!]. But damn! Heidi can sing. Who knew? And kiss! Did anyone else see her cute leg up pose at the end? Swoon.
The fourth walk confused me a little. I couldn’t figure out the theme of this walk, so we are going with the theme of boobs. The Eurhythmics played in the background, and I was still distracted by Seal looking like a glitter fairy. Somewhere in here, I’m pretty sure that Heidi Klum said “idear,” instead of idea. It was both cute and annoying all at the same time.
Walk five featured a theme of surreal art with nods to Pablo Piscasso, Rene Magritte and Dali, among others. The background looked like it belonged in a Tim Burton movie and no, that’s not just my excuse to plug Sweeney Todd. However, the outfits were quite inventive. Dali was present in the large rose atop model’s head who wore green lingerie. A cloud print bra and panty set with a derby hat captured Magritte and Picasso came alive in an asymmetrical outfit featuring his famous guitar. Of all of the featured themes, this one was definitely my favorite.
Finally the time came for the Spice Girls to take stage. It seems, however, that “first American performance,” should have been called “first American appearance,” as lip-syncing was obvious. Lip-syncing aside, the break dancing and retro military outfits made for a pretty strong appearance. The girls still looked super cute, and Posh is still the most beautiful thing ever. It was good to see them back on stage.
To close the evening, the sixth walk took a Christmas theme, featuring a chimney, a tree, a snowflake, a Santa, wrapping paper and an angel. To end the set, Heidi morphed into a show flake while sporting the worlds cutest smile, before the girls collected on a giant Christmas tree to wave their goodbyes.
If there is a Santa, he should know that I would really like to have my very own Victoria’s Secret Angel this year. That’s not too much to ask, now is it?
In an interesting approach to contests, Seal is hosting a Myspace Karaoke Contest for a chance to win tickets to see him perform live in concert! All entrants have to do is record their own version of one of the following Seal songs off his brand new album Soul:
