29. I Feel Pretty – Natalie Wood 1961
I feel pretty
Oh so pretty
I feel pretty and witty and gay
And I pity
Any girl who isn't me today
So, . . . Victoria’s Secret has retired the angel wings.
The reason given for retiring the
iconic wings was that the whole concept was too
far removed from what women want and too fixated on men’s fantasies. The
idea of supermodels strutting along catwalks wearing nothing but scanty
underwear and ‘wings’ was conceived in the 70s. The world is very different in
the 2020s to what it was in the 1970s, but does that make the angel wings
redundant?
Yes, the idea was conceived and
perpetuated by male executives, and I’ve never heard of a male disrespecting
the angels, but does that mean that women don’t like it? I mean, isn’t the
whole idea that the angels represent the fantasy – women want to be them, men
want to be with them?
That said, I think the direction
Victoria’s Secret is going in is admirable. They now employ an ethnically
diverse crew of over-achieving ‘Oh my God! Women!’, some of whom are of
a larger size, to act as both models and a corporate advisory panel. Victoria’s
Secret has also committed to offering a more diverse product range, including
plus sizes, maternity and sports ranges. You know, the stuff that every other
underwear brand offers.
So, is Victoria’s Secret drastic
rebrand pioneering, or just an attempt to catch up with the times?
Personally, if you’d read Post
10 you’d know my thoughts on underwear. So no, I don’t see me spending money
on the inflated price-tags that accompany Victoria’s Secret products.
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