| Victoria's Secret | |
|---|---|
| Type | Subsidiary (NYSE: LTD) |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Columbus, Ohio, USA |
| Key people | CEO of the MegaBrand: Sharen Jester Turney CEO of Victoria's Secret Stores: Lori Greeley [1] |
| Industry | apparel |
| Products | bras, panties, sleepwear, hosiery, women's clothing, fragrances and beauty products |
| Revenue | ▲ $3. A subsidiary, in business matters is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Clothing (also called clothes, accoutrements, accouterments, or habiliments) protects the Human body from extreme Weather In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services 222 billion (FY 2006)[1] |
| Parent | Limited Brands |
| Website | http://www.victoriassecret.com/ |
For the Sonata Arctica single, see Victoria's Secret (song)
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Victoria's Secret was started in San Francisco, California in 1977 by Stanford Graduate School of Business alumnus Roy Raymond,[3] who felt embarrassed trying to purchase lingerie for his wife in a public and awkward department store environment. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Stanford Graduate School of Business (also known as Stanford Business School or Stanford GSB) is one of the professional Roy Raymond was an American Businessman who started the Victoria's Secret lingerie retail store A department store is a Retail establishment which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant merchandise line. He opened the first store at Stanford Shopping Center, and quickly followed it with a mail order catalog and 3 other stores. Stanford Shopping Center is an upscale open air Shopping mall located on El Camino Real at Sand Hill Road in Palo Alto California. Mail order is a term which describes the Buying of goods or services by Mail delivery [3] The stores were meant to create a comfortable environment for men, with wood-paneled walls, Victorian details and helpful sales staff. Instead of racks of bras and panties in every size, there were single styles, paired together and mounted on the wall in frames. Men could browse for styles and then sales staff would help estimate the appropriate size, pulling from inventory in the back. In 1982, after 5 years of operations, Roy Raymond sold the company to The Limited. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Limited Brands (formerly known as The Limited Inc) is an American apparel company based in Columbus Ohio.
The Limited kept the personalized image of Victoria's Secret intact. Victoria's Secret was rapidly expanded into the U. S. malls throughout the 1980s. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The company was able to vend a widened range of products such as shoes, evening wear, and perfumes among others with its mail catalog issued eight times annually.
By the early 1990s, Victoria's Secret had become the largest American lingerie retailer topping one billion dollars. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 [4]
On 10 July 2007, Limited Brands sold 75% of Limited clothing chain to firm Sun Capital Partners to focus and boost sales growth on Victoria's Secret lingerie stores and Bath & Body Works units, which provided 72% of revenue in 2006 and almost all the firm's profit. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Sun Capital Partners Inc is a private investment firm focused on Leveraged buyouts equity, Debt, and other investments in market-leading companies Bath & Body Works, LLC is an American retail store under the Limited Brands umbrella Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [5]
1,000 Victoria's Secret lingerie stores and 100 independent Victoria's Secret Beauty Stores in the US, mostly in shopping centers. Lingerie is a term for fashionable and alluring women's Undergarments It derives from the French word linge, "washables" — as in faire le linge It sells brassieres, panties, hosiery, cosmetics, sleepwear, and much more. Victoria's Secret mails more than 400 million of its catalogues per year. [1] Under pressure from environmentalist groups, Victoria's Secret's parent firm and a conservation group have reached an agreement to make the lingerie retailer's catalogue more environmentally friendly in 2006. The catalogue will no longer be made of pulp supplied from any woodland caribou habitat range in Canada, unless it has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. The Forest Stewardship Council ( FSC) is an international non-profit multi-stakeholder organization established in 1993 to promote The catalogs will also be made of 10 percent recycled paper from post-consumer waste. [6]
Victoria's Secret is now building its image with a fairly conservative, middle-class shopper in mind and avoids any connotations of sleaziness that lingerie might carry. [4]
The company gained notoriety in the early 1990s after it began to use supermodels in its advertising and fashion shows. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 A supermodel is a highly-paid élite fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in Haute couture and commercial modeling Throughout the past decade, it has refused to follow the celebrity trend, turning down at least one celebrity a month begging to model the brand. [7]
Victoria's Secret makes use of a rigorous customer service model, stressing upselling, frequent staff attention, and signing customers up for a store credit card that provides discounts for frequent shoppers in the way of coupons by mail and free merchandise. Customer service (also known as Client Service) is the provision of service to customers before during and after a purchase Up-selling is a sales technique whereby a salesman attempts to have the Customer purchase more expensive items upgrades or other add-ons in an attempt to make a A credit card is part of a system of Payments named after the small Plastic card issued to users of the system In Marketing a coupon is a ticket or document that can be exchanged for a financial discount or rebate when purchasing a product.
"Victoria's Secret Angels" are the brand's most visible models and spokeswomen. The VS Angels made their début in 1999 in the fourth annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Daniela Pestova, Laetitia Casta, Heidi Klum, and Tyra Banks are among the "Angels" from the original promotion. Daniela Peštová (born October 14, 1970) is a Czech model. She was born in Teplice, Czechoslovakia, and was discovered Laetitia Marie Laure Casta (born May 11, 1978 in Pont-Audemer, Normandy) is a French model and Actress. Heidi Klum (ˈklʊm born June 1 1973 is a German model, actress TV presenter, Fashion designer, Television producer and occasional singer Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4 1973 is an American Television personality, Emmy Award -winning talk show host, actress Supermodel, former [8] In May 2007, the Victoria's Secret Angels, which includes Adriana Lima, Heidi Klum, Selita Ebanks, Alessandra Ambrosio, Miranda Kerr, Izabel Goulart and Karolina Kurkova were chosen to be part of People Magazine's annual "100 Most Beautiful People in the World" issue. May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. Adriana Francesca Lima (born June 12 1981 is a Brazilian model known for her work with Victoria's Secret and Maybelline cosmetics Heidi Klum (ˈklʊm born June 1 1973 is a German model, actress TV presenter, Fashion designer, Television producer and occasional singer Selita Ebanks (born February 15, 1983 is a Caymanian model. She is best known for her work with Victoria's Secret and is one of the Victoria's Alessandra Corine Ambrósio (born April 11, 1981 is a Brazilian model. Miranda May Kerr (born April 20 1983 is an Australian model, best known as one of the Victoria's Secret Maria Izabel Goulart Dourado (born October 23, 1984 is a Brazilian model. Karolína Isela Kurková (born February 28, 1984) is a Czech model, best known as one of the Victoria's Secret Angels People (full name People Weekly) is a weekly American Magazine of Celebrity and human interest stories, published [9] The 'Angels' are the world's best-paid models. [7]
On November 13, 2007, Victoria's Secret Angels became the first trademark awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that [10]
The models started working for the company before being contracted as Angels. Heidi Klum (ˈklʊm born June 1 1973 is a German model, actress TV presenter, Fashion designer, Television producer and occasional singer Adriana Francesca Lima (born June 12 1981 is a Brazilian model known for her work with Victoria's Secret and Maybelline cosmetics Alessandra Corine Ambrósio (born April 11, 1981 is a Brazilian model. Karolína Isela Kurková (born February 28, 1984) is a Czech model, best known as one of the Victoria's Secret Angels Selita Ebanks (born February 15, 1983 is a Caymanian model. She is best known for her work with Victoria's Secret and is one of the Victoria's Maria Izabel Goulart Dourado (born October 23, 1984 is a Brazilian model. Miranda May Kerr (born April 20 1983 is an Australian model, best known as one of the Victoria's Secret Marisa Miller (born August 6 1978 is an American model known for her consecutive appearances in the ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issues beginning in 2002 and Listed below are the years the current angels started shooting and working for the company. The years the models were contracted are listed above.
In 1995, Victoria's Secret held its first fashion show; the world press reported it as the "lingerie event of the century". Heidi Klum (ˈklʊm born June 1 1973 is a German model, actress TV presenter, Fashion designer, Television producer and occasional singer Adriana Francesca Lima (born June 12 1981 is a Brazilian model known for her work with Victoria's Secret and Maybelline cosmetics Alessandra Corine Ambrósio (born April 11, 1981 is a Brazilian model. Karolína Isela Kurková (born February 28, 1984) is a Czech model, best known as one of the Victoria's Secret Angels Selita Ebanks (born February 15, 1983 is a Caymanian model. She is best known for her work with Victoria's Secret and is one of the Victoria's Maria Izabel Goulart Dourado (born October 23, 1984 is a Brazilian model. Miranda May Kerr (born April 20 1983 is an Australian model, best known as one of the Victoria's Secret Marisa Miller (born August 6 1978 is an American model known for her consecutive appearances in the ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issues beginning in 2002 and Yasmeen Ghauri ( Urdu: یاسمین غوری) (born March 23, 1971 in Montreal, Canada) is a Canadian model Helena Christensen (born December 25, 1968 in Copenhagen) is a Danish - Peruvian Model, signed to Independent Models Rebecca Alie Romijn (born November 6 1972 is an American film and television Actress and former Fashion model. Karen Mulder, (born June 1, 1970 in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands) is a former Dutch model. Stephanie M Seymour (born July 23, 1968) is an American Supermodel who has done modeling work for many well-known Fashion magazines Daniela Peštová (born October 14, 1970) is a Czech model. She was born in Teplice, Czechoslovakia, and was discovered Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4 1973 is an American Television personality, Emmy Award -winning talk show host, actress Supermodel, former Laetitia Marie Laure Casta (born May 11, 1978 in Pont-Audemer, Normandy) is a French model and Actress. María Inés Rivero is an Argentine model She was born 7 June 1975 in Córdoba, Argentina, and she resides now in New York City, at last information Gisele Caroline Bündchen (born July 20 1980 is a Brazilian model. In 1999, the VS company made broadcast history in simultaneously broadcasting a live fashion show online and at Times Square, drawing some 1. Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 5 million viewers, after being advertised during the Super Bowl American football game. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL [15][16]
In 2000, the show was held in Cannes, France, during the Cannes Film Festival to raise money for the Cinema Against AIDS charity; it raised $3. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Cannes (kan in Occitan Canas) is a city in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, 5 million.
In 2001, the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show made its broadcast television debut on ABC, drawing millions of viewers and middle-brow controversy; the Federal Communications Commission receives many complaints about each broadcast every time. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. [17]
In 2004, instead of the annual fashion show, The Angels (Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum, Gisele Bündchen, Adriana Lima, and Alessandra Ambrosio) did an Angels Across America Tour, a grassroots campaign for the brand visiting four major cities, New York, Miami, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4 1973 is an American Television personality, Emmy Award -winning talk show host, actress Supermodel, former Heidi Klum (ˈklʊm born June 1 1973 is a German model, actress TV presenter, Fashion designer, Television producer and occasional singer Gisele Caroline Bündchen (born July 20 1980 is a Brazilian model. Adriana Francesca Lima (born June 12 1981 is a Brazilian model known for her work with Victoria's Secret and Maybelline cosmetics Alessandra Corine Ambrósio (born April 11, 1981 is a Brazilian model. [12]
In 2005, the Rutgers University Drumline made a guest appearance for the show's finale. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University) is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey This was Tyra Banks' last runway appearance. Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4 1973 is an American Television personality, Emmy Award -winning talk show host, actress Supermodel, former
The 2007 show featured a performance by the Spice Girls and gained prominence as the first American TV debut of the band after their comeback. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 [18] Kanye West was also scheduled to perform at the event, but cancelled his appearance due to his mother's death. Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. Will.i.am was called to perform in his place. William James Adams Jr (born March 15, 1975 in Los Angeles California, USA) better known by his Stage name will [19]
The fashion show features mostly lingerie and a multi-million-dollar "Fantasy Bra. " In 2006, Victoria's Secret's sub-brand Pink made its debut on the runway. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. PINK is a sub-brand of Victoria's Secret geared towards high school students and college undergraduates and launched in July 2004 The show has since evolved into a lavish event with elaborate costumed-lingerie, varying music, and set design according to the different themes running within the show. The show attracts hundreds of celebrities and entertainers, with special performers and/or acts every year. The giant angel wings worn by the models, as well as other wings of various forms and sizes such as butterfly, peacock, or devil wings, are Victoria's Secret's fashion trademark. A butterfly is an Insect of the order Lepidoptera. Like all Lepidoptera butterflies are notable for their unusual life cycle with a The term peafowl refers to Gallinaceous Birds classified within the genera Rheinardia Argusianus Afropavoand Pavo The Devil is the The fashion show is also a meeting of today's supermodels, who are always posing in the middle, after the final walk. [16]
In the past, most of the clothing exhibited was not for sale, but in 2005, the show featured the clothing for sale in the catalogue. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [17]
| Year | Broadcast date | Television network | Viewers (millions) | Guest performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001[8] | November 15 | ABC | 12. 4 | Mary J. Blige, Andrea Bocelli |
| 2002[20] | November 20 | CBS | 10. Mary Jane Blige (surname pronounced /blaɪʒ/) (born January 11, 1971) is an American Singer-songwriter, Rapper Andrea Bocelli, Grande Ufficiale Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana OMRI (born 22 September 1958 is an Italian Operatic pop Tenor 5 | Destiny's Child |
| 2003[20] | November 19 | CBS | 9. Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles 4 | Sting, Mary J. Blige, Eve |
| 2004 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2005[20] | December 6 | CBS | 8. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award Mary Jane Blige (surname pronounced /blaɪʒ/) (born January 11, 1971) is an American Singer-songwriter, Rapper Eve Jihan Jeffers (born November 10 1978) better known as Eve, is a Grammy Award -winning Rapper, Singer, Actress 9 | Chris Botti, Ricky Martin, Seal, Rutgers University Drumline[13] |
| 2006[21] | December 5 | CBS | 6. Christopher Stephen Botti or Chris Botti '' (born October 12, 1962) is an American Trumpeter and Composer. Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971) better known by his Stage name Ricky Martin, is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Sealhenry Olusegun Olumide Adelo Samuel (born February 19, 1963 in Paddington, London) is a British soul Singer and Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University) is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey 8 | Justin Timberlake |
| 2007 | December 4 | CBS | 7. Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31 1981 He has English ancestry although he has also claimed some American Indian ancestry probably through unconfirmed 4[22] | Spice Girls, Will.i.am, Seal & Heidi Klum |
In July 2004, company executives launched PINK, a lineup of loungewear, sleepwear, and intimate apparel geared mainly towards university and high school students. The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 William James Adams Jr (born March 15, 1975 in Los Angeles California, USA) better known by his Stage name will Sealhenry Olusegun Olumide Adelo Samuel (born February 19, 1963 in Paddington, London) is a British soul Singer and Heidi Klum (ˈklʊm born June 1 1973 is a German model, actress TV presenter, Fashion designer, Television producer and occasional singer PINK is a sub-brand of Victoria's Secret geared towards high school students and college undergraduates and launched in July 2004 July 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September PINK is a sub-brand of Victoria's Secret geared towards high school students and college undergraduates and launched in July 2004 [23] Alessandra Ambrosio was named the line's first spokesperson. PINK tours campuses around America setting up little mini stores outside for the students to purchase items from. [24] The company markets to youth through MySpace, Facebook, partnerships with MTV, and youth-oriented blogs. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and Facebook is a social networking Website launched on February 4 2004 MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of The brand has received worldwide nomination for best in the category performance year to year for the past two years. Miranda Kerr is the current spokesperson for Victoria's Secret Pink. Miranda May Kerr (born April 20 1983 is an Australian model, best known as one of the Victoria's Secret Since early 2008, Behati Prinsloo has been appearing in much of their of advertising. Behati Prinsloo (born May 16, 1989) is a Namibian model. She has walked fashion shows for Prada, Paul Smith, Vera Wang