2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show | Review

Another year, another Victoria's Secret Fashion Show! And another meh show tbh. 
Last night, to get in the mood, I watched some old shows, and things have improved on some matters, but on others... A change is needed in this brand.

If you haven't been able to watch it yet, I found this dailymotion link where you can. I don't know if they will take it down, so be quick! Also, sorry I am not adding gifs or anything, I am a bit busy and wanted to post this today 😊


We open the show with Leela James performing, and Taylor Hill walking. 
I was a bit concerned about Taylor's opening because on all the previews we had seen it didn't look good, but on the final edit it wasn't that bad. I liked it. What I didn't like was the song they chose. You can't open a show with such a slow song. You just can't. 
From this segment the best was definitely Yasmin Wijnaldum. What a queen! That's how you go down the runway, such a fierce walk! Simply amazing. Good thing is that she came out after Alexina so I was able to delete from my brain what she did. Oh Ed, why did you have to fall in love with her?! 😭

Next are The Chainsmokers and Kelsea Ballerini. 
This is the type of music I listen to, so it was a yes from me since they announced them. It fit the show and the rhythm, and both Kelsea and Andrew interacted with the models while giving them their space and allowing them to do their thing. 
Regarding the models, I liked Candice opening, Shanina looked gorgeous, Grace got possessed by either Adriana or Alexina 😂, and they didn't give me Dylan's reaction to Barbara. It was such a good gif! Also, Ming Xi's thinness is starting to be worrying. 

After this we got Adriana's little tribute that I can of ignored because she has never been one of my favourites. I started watching the show properly when she was already a veteran, and I missed the "falling in love with her" phase. Also, I am still a bit bitter about VS doing this for her and then treating Alessandra the way they did last year, editing the show so her closing didn't close the show. I am not her fan, but it wasn't fair.

Halsey's segment was the Fantasy Bra one, and everything about it went so unnoticed to me. Well, I did notice something. That Halsey and Winnie "stole" Toni's moment. They got more camera time than her 😒 

Speaking of Toni, on the between segments video that came after this and that was about the castings, she seems so done with all the other girls 😂 I guess it's what happens when you are a veteran and have done basically everything.

During Pink I only paid attention to Grace opening (the possession was over haha And man, what a body!), and my cutie pie Willow. Bebe's performance was great too.

Next we have that mess that was the Mary Katrantzou collaboration. Yasmin's outfit still makes me cry. Shawn's song surprised me. I wasn't expecting it to have such a good rhythm for the runway. And Josephine's closing... I don't get it. On the first segment she did good, but you give her some wings and she becomes the Hunchback of Notre Dame. What the hell happens to you Jojo? You are strong! You can lift your fiancé and not those "wings"?! 😔

Rita Ora's segment. Boring. She did good, I like the song, but the cast was so boring...

And we close the show with The Struts and the best segment imo. The outfits were beautiful, we have a kind of good cast, and the music fit perfectly. It could have been the perfect opening too. It has that wow effect that makes you get into the show, pay attetion. Though maybe after Harry Styles last year opening with a similar song, it wasn't the best choice.

During the finale also perfomed The Struts, but it all seemed too rushed. 

So, to sum it, it was ok but meh. I feel like most the angels went unnoticed, and so did Kendall, Gigi and Bella. Though Kendall had more camera time than them. And so did her mom, totally having a Regina George's mom moment like on Ariana's music video 😂 Music wise, I liked all the songs but the first one, and all the perfomers did great, knowing that the stars of the show are the models and not them. This isn't one of their concerts. And the outfits weren't anything new, but the ones that closed the show help not losing all hope.
I am already looking forward to 2019. Changes need to be done on the cast (Adriana can't be the only one leaving) and on the offices.

2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show: All you need to know + my thoughts

It's that time of the year again! The madness of the VSFS has arrived! And this year for real.

VS has barely released anything. Other years we had the road to the runway videos to talk about and analyze, sketches of the outfits, the Fantasy Bra, the Swarovski outfit... And for this show we've only had those two last things, and one video (they released another as I was typing this). They say it is because there is a new boss and that they are trying to create some hype, but it has only made fans go a bit nuts because there is nothing to talk about 😂 
But let's talk about all the info we do have shall we?

The show is being taped tomorrow, November 8th, and it will air on ABC on December 2nd. Seems that with the new boss one of the things that have changed is the channel where it will air. Other years it was on CBS. And the name has also changed. This year they are announcing it as the "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Holiday Special".

After a few shows outside the US, and some of them being a bit of a chaos (Hi China!), they are back to New York.

For this year's show we have more performers than usual: Shawn Mendes, Halsey, The Chainsmokers, The Struts, Rita Ora, Bebe Rexha, Kelsea Ballerini and Leela James. Overall I am happy with them. It is way better than Cardi B as a lot of people thought. 

The Chainsmokers currently have a song out with Kelsea Ballerini, so they will definitely sing together. 

Rita has a new single out, and Bebe sang "I'm a mess" the other day at the EMA's.They also a song together with Cardi B and Charli XCX, so they may sing those.

                                

I believe the same happens with Shawn, that he also has new music out, The Struts... I've never heard any of their songs, so I can't say anything. But keeping in mind that there have been rumours about a "rebel" segment, they will probably perform there. And Halsey... I've never liked her, I don't know what she could sing. But please please please, let it be anything but "Closer" with The Chainsmokers. Besides being an old song, it's become very annoying. And very last minute they've confirmed Leela James. Never heard of her before.

Now, the casting. There was a bit of drama when we found out who made it and who didn't, because great models like Blanca Padilla, Sanne Vloet, Roos Abels or Robin Holzken didn't make it, and "instagram models" did. Them and Winnie Harlow. But now we all have seem to accept it and moved on 😁 

To this list we have to add Kendall Jenner and Liu Wen. 
From the angels and models who work for VS, I am looking forward to seeing Elsa, Romee, Taylor, Grace and Josephine. From the rest, Toni (who probably is the one I am more excited about), Mayowa, Willow, Cheyenne, Yasmin and Kendall. I know, I know. I may not agree with some thing she says and does, but I still like her. And runway is her thing. 

The big things: Fantasy Bra, Swarovski Outfit and Opening.
I am happy with all the models they've chosen, but not so happy with the outfits they've given them.

After waiting for what seemed a looong time, on Monday VS told us who got the FB. I am very happy that Elsa finally got it, but why did they have to give her that thing?!?!?! She deserves something way better!

Photo via Bellazon

Photo via Bellazon

If you look at it closer, it isn't that ugly, but once it is on her... nope. And those knickers... nope again. I'm crossing all my fingers for it to not go unnoticed as has happened on previous years. I know Elsa will look gorgeous and that she will make it work, but I am dissappointed.

Last night/this morning was announced that Romee will wear the Swarovski Outfit. The jumpsuit is ok, and again, she looks gorgeous and can totally make it work on the runway, but those "wings"... I hope they don't spin 🙈

It was kind of announced and then confirmed by Josephine on her IG comments that Taylor will open the show. I liker her a lot, and her body is looking amazing, so I hope she kills it on the runway and shuts some mouths. And that they give her a great outfit pretty please 😁

The last thing we know is that Charlotte Tilbury will be doing the make up. Make up isn't my thing, so I can't say much about it. I'm just asking for them to not overdraw the models lips. Especially Elsa's 🙈

And here you have the Road to the Runway videos that have been released:

 

2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show castings | Street Style

And the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show madness is back! 

Yesterday it liteally was madness. Confirmations everywhere, girls who are amazing being rejected, girls who are not worth it being acepted, girls no one knows about making it... Chaos. And looks like today is gonna be something similar haha

But I'll talk about the cast once it is closed. This post is just about the models and their street style during castings. To me, models usually have the best street style, especially during fashion weeks. 

For this particular casting, they were styled, and some looks were a bit... too much. And ugly tbh 🙈 But here are some of my favourites! Very basic looks with dresses, skirts, jeans... that we all can recreate, but that have something.Though I sometimes think that that "something" is the person who is wearing it, because I don't look that good with just jeans and a white t-shirt 😂

Willow Hand                                                                                       Sui He

Stefani Giesinger                                                                                  Shani Zigron

Lauren de Graaf                                                                           Sanne Vloet

Pauline Hoarau                                                                                 Mayowa Nicholas

Sadie Newman                                                                                           He Chuyan

Moa Aberg                                                                                            He Cong

Mia Speicher                                                                                 Malaika Firth

Melodie Vaxelaire                                                                          Josephine Le Totour

Bruna Lirio                                                                                                   Adriana Bach

Angelica Erthal                                                                                  Antonina Petkovic

Shanina Shaik

2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show | Review

I've spent the last 10 minutes thinking how to start this post, but nothing happens, so let's get into business without a cool intro😁

I had to post a gif with him, sorry haha

I've read a lot of bad reviews about the show, but I liked it. I don't know if it is because my taste is broken (does this exist in English?🤔😂), or because I haven't been watching the shows for that long and I haven't seen the old good days. But, even though I liked it, I must say there were a lot of meh moments, and I mostly paid attention to my favourites. Also, I am just talking about the models and the performers, because my thoughts about the outfits haven't changed since my last post. 

And, before I start, if you haven't watched the show, it has been uploaded to VS website: https://www.victoriassecret.com/es/fashion-show/videos


The intro was a bit meh (yep, we already are with the meh haha). I liked the intros they used to do presenting the angels and the artists, and I missed it this time.

Punk Angels
I am not the biggest Candice fan, but she had a great opening. The idea of two models walking at the same time wasn't bad, but most of them didn't look coordinated. Martha and Stella 🤦 Ale looked great, but then you have Lily next to her looking very serious, and she ruins the moment. Karlie and Cindy did great (tbh, I liked Karlie's attitude on this segment better than on Winter's Tale), Alexina 😍 and Grace and Ming Xi were perfect. My dear Harold (aka Harry Styles) nailed it too. The song is amazing, and those dance moves!! He also let the models do their thing, which is higly apreciated. Though that hello/goodbye at Jasmine at the end is 😍 

Between segments video: This was cute. I liked seeing how much the outfits have changed since Adriana and Ale started walking until now. 


Porcelain Angels
It was such a shame that Josephine had a bad walk day... I don't know if it truly was because they wings were too heavy, but htey had to cut most of her opening :/ And on this segment, besides her, the only one I like is Blanca. She nailed it 😍 The performer, this Miguel guy... Meh/I didn't like him. 

Between segmetns video: Most people hated this JoJa video, and was like... ok. I would have prefered if they had shown some of the workouts they do on their instagram account, but I didn't hate it. Another thing people have complained about is that they showed Josephine a lot during the videos and backstage, but I won't complain about that. She is one of my favourites, and she is basically living of VS while probably ruining her career on HF, so they better give her something important now that Ale left.


Winter's Tale
This segment will be remembered as the one where Ming Xi fell. Even though I don't feel bad about her falling because that happens all the time and it probably is the most important thing she has done on her career, I don't like the way VS showed it. They were cruel. First they show her all happy and nervous because she is on her city and her family are there, then the fall, and the her crying. Rude. I would have left only the part of the fall and Gizele helping her, and also Lily's hug, showing that they care for each, friendship, team spirit. But nah... 
Karlie's outfit on this segment was my favourite, but she ruined it with that Adriana moment 🙈 And Martha closing 🙈🙈🙈
The singer was ok. If you think about it, Hamilton has been huge this year, so it kind of made sense having him. And I really like what he said at the end: It happens to the best of them. Sometimes you fall, but get back up. Fall down 7 times, get up 8.

Between segments video: I really like Grace, so I wasn't bothered by this video either 😀 And Zuri... doesn't she look like a girl from Disney Channel, from that Descendants movie? 🤔


PINK
From PINK my favourite thing was Grace, she was amaaaaazing, and also the performer. That song is totally my thing.

Between segments video: This was another cute video. The photos of the girls when they were kids💜


Nomadic Adventure
Here is where most people got mad at VS. This was filmed as the last segment, and Alessandra, who is leaving the brand, was closing. Who was the idiot who chose to not close the show with this segment? WHO?!?!?! 😒 And not making a quick video about Ale and her best moments, something like what they did last year with Adriana... 😒😒😒 I am mad and I've never liked Adriana as a model 😂 On this segment I liked Elsa and her Swarovski outfit, Romee, and Cindy. She did great both times she was on the runway, and I think I have to start paying her a bit more of attention. Ale did an Adriana at the end, but it wasn't annoying to watch it was the moment to do it. And Miguel, again, meh.

Between segments video: It was ok too. The allowed the performers to say something, and I think they usually don't do that.


Goddesses.
This was my favourite segment. The outfits, the music... perfect 😍 Romee did a great opening, she looked gorgeous, same as Taylor, though she went a bit unnoticed (same as the Fantasy Bra. Again. Though not as much as other years). Sanne did great too, though they barely showed her (a lot of people complained about them barely showing the models) And Blanca 😍😍😍😍 Thank you VS for showing her so much. And Harold was perfect again. The only bad thing on this segment was the closing. Why Vanessa? I was curious about how she would do, and she disappointed me. You can't close the show with that VS, you can't.

(All gifs are from Giphy and my blogs).

2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show | My favourites

Happy VSFS hangover!!😀😀
This year the show has been surronded by a lot of drama (the performers, the visas...), and it seems it affected the mood of everything. But oh boy, how I've missed the craziness that comes with this show!! Waiting for photos, searching for them, posting them, checking the forums and reading 10 comments for minute, all the rumours... It is a bit stressful, but so fun! And this year, because of Karlie's come back, I've enjoyed it even more.

On this post I am just gonna post the outfits I've liked the most, and I'll leave my opinions about everything to the post I'll write once the show has aired. But, here you have a little video they released yesterday. Martha 🙈🙈

Punk Angels
This segment looked better on the previews than on the photos, but we'll see when they move. I've chosen these two outfits because the jackets are 😍

Porcelain Angels
Besides PINK, this is the segment I disliked the most.

Goddesses
This is my favourite segment. Give me anything kind of princess like or with ancient Greece vibes, and I am yours 😍😍 Also, Blanca Padilla looked stunningly gorgeous. I'm totally obssesed with her look and how beautiful she looked.

Nomadic Adventure
This segment was such a déjà vu from some of last year's show... The colours were beautiful, but just that. And yes, I like Romee's look 🙈

Credit of all the photos to Bellazon. The VSFS without them wouldn't be the same😘

2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show | Who I am looking forward to seeing

5 days until the VSFS is being filmed. The models are already travelling. And what do we know the show? Barely nothing. We don't know who is performing, the name of each segment hasn't been 100% confirmed, the cast isn't close (there was a contest with Chinese models and we don't know who won, plus the problems with the Russian models)... We only know who got the Fantasy Bra (Lais), and the Swarovski outfit (Elsa). I don't know if they are trying to create hype, or it's jus them being a disaster.

Anyway, this post is about the models I am looking forward to seeing on the show. This year I am really lucky, because all my current favourite models are walking!! They might not get anything big, but I am gonna fangirl SO much 😍😍😍


Karlie Kloss
I had to open the post with her. After last year's false alarm, she is back, this time for real (though just for that, she isn't an angel or is back to working with them). I never was a big fan on Karlie on VS, but I loved seeing her on the runway. It is always nice seeing someone who knows how to walk 😉

Josephine Skriver
She is my favourite angel. I've been following her career for years now, and I got so excited when she became an angel! She totally deserves it. She has the face, the body and the attitude. There are rumours that say that she will open the show. If that happens, I know I'll die of fangirlsm (does that word exist?) 😂

Elsa Hosk
My other favourite angel. Today I described her to someone as my Swedish fairy who loves to be naked haha She is gorgeous, and even though I think this year she is a bit thin, I know she'll kill it. That Swarovski outfit isn't the prettiest thing, but she makes it pop.

Romee Strijd
I've always liked Romee, but it wasn't until she started her YouTube channel that I became a real fan. She's beautiful and knows how to walk that runway.

Taylor Hill
She isn't one of my favourites, and depending on the day I like her or she is indifferent, but right now I am on the liking mood haha

Grace Elizabeth
Grace is PINK's spokesmodel, and she will walk on that segment (probably opening or closing it. Or both). They say that because of her contract she won't walk on the other segments, but I would love to see her. If nothing weird happens I think she'll be one of the future angels.

Can we also talk about those cheekbones?

Blanca Padilla
So proud to see my fellow Spaniard walking the show again! 😍😍 She is looking amazing these days, so I hope she gets a cool outfit (maybe two since some models aren't walking) or some wings, and that she gets to properly show it (*ejem ejem* Miss TS *ejem ejem*whoever edits the show).

Sanne Vloet
Her looks on the show have always been among my favourites, so I hope this year happens the same. On the last show she got two outfits, so fingers crossed the same happens next week. Those legs and that face deserve it.

Among the new faces, I am really curious about Alexina Graham and Vanessa Moody. If Alexina does good, she could have a future on the brand. Vanessa, on the other hand, is very HF, so we'll see if she can make this work too.

#TBT: Kendall Jenner Style in 2016

This is a post I've been wanting to write for a long time, and now I've finally found the inspiration to do it 😁

Kendall is one of my favourite models, even though I know she isn't that good. I remember watching KUWTK before she started walking shows and getting covers and campaigns, and liking her already. She was different than her sisters, and I felt identified with her. 
But, besides that, I also used to be a big fan of her style. I think it was this year when she changed her stylist, and now I don't like most of her looks. She used to wear very basic outfits: jeans (she looks good on all type of jeans, and that makes me really jealous haha), crop tops, basic colours... and the different touch was on the jackets, bags or shoes. Simple looks most of us can recreate with our own clothes, real inspiration. Now I barely see that, and I miss it. 

Her 2016 Coachella looks. How amazing did she look with the dress?! And the hair 😍

The look on the left is one of my favourites. Basic as hell, but I love it. And that jacket 😍

The outfit with the skirt is another of my favourite ones.

The dress on the left isn't very pretty, but it fits her like a glove and shows how amazing her body is.

I hate white boots, but on the left look I don't hate them much. These days she wears them all the time and 🙈🙈 The look on the right is another very simple and basic one, but 😍

The outfit on the right definitely is on my top 5 Kendall looks. Gorgeous from head to toe.

The blue velvet boots 😍