Mina Le | the messy rise and fall of Victoria's Secret @gremlita | Uploaded September 2022 | Updated October 2024, 10 hours ago.
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Edited by Israh S.

SOURCES
Decoding Victoria's Secret: The Marketing of [redacted] Beauty and Ambivalence: jstor.org/stable/23415007
A [redacted] Femininity? Telling and Selling Victoria's (Dirty) Secrets: jstor.org/stable/466785
Chapter 11: The Secret of My Desire: Gender, Class, and [redacted] in Lingerie Catalogs: jstor.org/stable/42975211 
Unattainable Standards of Beauty: Temporal Trends of Victoria’s Secret Models from 1995 to 2018:
thecrimsonwhite.com/82028/culture/victorias-secret-is-hanging-up-its-infamous-wings

theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/08/victorias-secret-epstein/595507
nytimes.com/2021/06/21/style/victorias-secret-angels.html
nytimes.com/2020/02/01/business/victorias-secret-razek-harassment.html
nytimes.com/2019/02/21/fashion/prison-labor-fashion-brands.html
businessinsider.com/victorias-secret-rise-and-fall-history-2019-5#the-brand-began-to-cement-its-image-over-the-next-few-years-in-1995-its-famous-annual-fashion-show-was-born-6
businessinsider.com/victorias-secrets-risque-ads-threaten-business-photos-2018-2
businessinsider.com/victorias-secret-rise-and-fall-history-2019-5#the-brand-began-to-cement-its-image-over-the-next-few-years-in-1995-its-famous-annual-fashion-show-was-born-6
washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/06/17/yes-prisoners-used-to-sew-lingerie-for-victorias-secret-just-like-in-orange-is-the-new-black-season-3
slate.com/business/2021/06/victorias-secret-real-problem-sizing-not-angels.html
bobcutmag.com/2022/04/19/is-victorias-secret-ethical

BRANDS
AmaElla
Anekdot
Araks
Aurore Lingerie
Between The Sheets
Botannica Workshop
ColieCo
Cosabella
Eco Intimates
Fruity Booty
Maylyn & Co.
Savara Intimates
Underprotection
Uye Surana

0:00 - introduction
1:42 - the rise of VS
15:41 - the scandals
26:41 - the fall of VS