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Victoria's Secret: The Tour '23 is a new film on Prime Video that aims to re-cast the famous lingerie brand's problematic image..
It's a surprising move from the mass-market brand, which turned lingerie from a French luxury into an all-American staple when it became a popular mall store in the 1980s..
In 1998, the label capitalised on their friendly-but-glamorous appeal with the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, a televised catwalk event that turned mere models into "Angels" with push-up bras, stilettos, and massive feathered wings..
On her podcast, Wallis and her co-host Maggie Zhou, 24, have spoken about Victoria's Secret and its current crop of models Gigi and Bella Hadid, Emily Ratajkowski with the jaded wariness of young women who are always told their voice matters, but are often shown a pop-culture facade that reflects otherwise..
She often felt excluded from the world that the brand fought so hard to create, and, she says, that's exactly why she wanted to partner with the lingerie mainstay: "The fact that I can remember Victoria's Secret Angels from 20 years ago, when I wasn't even watching the show, that says a lot about the power of their brand platform," she says..
