Victoria’s Secret Shanghai Show: more Chinese Angels than ever, a runway fall and visa denials
The show lived up to expectations in general, apart from a minor accident
The China debut of Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show took place last night at Shanghai’s Mercedes-Benz Arena, which glowed in a pink hue to celebrate the occasion.
Last night’s show was attended by invited guests only. Tickets were not officially for sale, but admission fetched up to 350,000 yuan (HK$411,700) online. While the show won’t be aired officially until November 29 on streaming sites such as iQiyi and Youku, the world is taking stock of the hits and misses of the much buzzed about extravaganza last night.
Chinese inspiration
As VS’s first show outside of the US and Europe, it was certainly inspired by Chinese aesthetics. The show featured six themes, including Nomadic Adventure, Goddesses, Winter’s Tale, Punk Angel, Millennial Nation and Porcelain Angels. The aptly named Porcelain Angels tapped the iconic Chinese porcelain theme as models strutted down the runway in blue-and-white ensembles.
Home-grown Angels
In the 55-strong cast, seven Angels were from China – a record for VS shows. The Chinese Angels include VS regulars such as Liu Wen, He Sui, Ming Xi and Ju Xiaowen, as well as newcomers Xie Xin, Wang Yi and Estelle Chen.
