Kylie Jenner walked the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Sunday, 18 October, in Los Angeles, wearing the Fantasy Bra after eight years away from the show. Her outfit combined white feathered wings with a high-cut matching bottom and sheer white lingerie shorts. Her partner Timothée Chalamet and her mother Kris Jenner watched from the front row and cheered as she passed. The bra was first modelled on the runway by Elsa Hosk in 2018. Jenner is 29 years old, according to El Periódico.
The Fantasy Bra was designed by Jacob Arabo, founder of the jewellery house Jacob & Co., in collaboration with the lingerie brand. Its design draws on the house's Rare Touch collection of flexible precious-metal structures that move with the body. Jacob & Co. says the piece contains 4,410 natural diamonds, with a 75.54-carat Fancy Vivid yellow diamond at its centre, surrounded by 4,409 diamonds totalling 1,373 carats. It also carries 3,218 individually designed crystals, and 15 artisans spent more than 1,000 hours on the piece. Most reports put its value at $50 million, while EL MUNDO gives 44 million euros. El Periódico puts the estimated value of the yellow diamond alone at 22 million.
The casting drew criticism before the lights came up. Romee Strijd, one of the brand's most popular angels, posted a tearful video on TikTok about not being selected after months of preparation. The brand told Vanity Fair that her exclusion had been communicated to her representatives on 6 September. Lais Ribeiro's absence also drew criticism from fans, and some called for a boycott. The debut of Natalia Bryant, daughter of the late basketball player Kobe Bryant, reopened debate about so-called 'nepo babies', young models whose careers are helped by famous surnames. Part of the audience questioned why the brand favoured media faces while leaving out models with long runway careers.
The show returned to Los Angeles after several years in New York, and Bella Hadid opened the runway in a colourful floral look. Adriana Lima has walked more Victoria's Secret shows than anyone else, 21 according to LaSexta, followed by Alessandra Ambrosio with 20 and Candice Swanepoel with 14.
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Adam Selman, the show's executive creative director, described the lineup on the pink carpet before the event.
“So you'll see Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter one and Winter two, with PINK in the middle.”
The performers included Megan Moroney, Tate McRae, KATSEYE and Megan Thee Stallion. KATSEYE performed their hit "Pinky Up" during the PINK segment, and McRae shared the catwalk with Gigi Hadid at one point.
According to La Vanguardia, the Fantasy Bra tradition began in 1996 with Claudia Schiffer, and later models included Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum, Gisele Bündchen, Miranda Kerr and Elsa Hosk. The show has been staged in London, Paris, Shanghai and Cannes since its debut in 1995, but New York has remained its long-time home. That makes the Los Angeles date a relatively rare stop for the production.
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Kylie Jenner walked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show runway in Los Angeles on Sunday, 18 October, wearing the Fantasy Bra, which returned after eight years away and carries 4,410 natural diamonds.
AI text based on reports by EL MUNDO, europa press, El Periódico and other publishers. Published .