Women pose ‘nude’ in London to show Victoria’s Secret diversity

Following controversial comments about Victoria’s Secret and its lack of inclusivity and diversity, women took to the streets of London to protest.

Victoria’s Secret has had a strong reputation in the clothing and lingerie industry as having unrealistic expectations of women’s bodies since the mid-1950s. And it seems as though it’s not getting any better.

On December 2, Victoria’s Secret aired its infamous Fashion Show and along with models and lingerie, the show stirred up a lot of conversation. The show aired shortly after Ed Razek, the chief marketing officer of the brand, described that using transgender and curvy models would only destroy the “fantasy” they’re trying to achieve. He goes on to say that this is a 42-minute entertainment special and they have no room in it for anything except tall and thin. Back in 2000, Victoria’s Secret aired a special for plus-sizes but nobody tuned into it.

Well, we have some news for Razek, and it’s that not all women are made the same. No two women have the exact same color or shape, and we believe that the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show should portray the diverse bodies of a normal population.

Model Tess Holliday has been very public with her dislike for the brand and has gone public with multiple social media posts in an attempt to put out their fire.

“Who needs VS anyway?!” she recently tweeted. “They never supported plus ladies & now they are trying to dis my trans sisters? Hell nah. Kiss my fat [expletive].”

In another attempt to distinguish the Victoria’s Secret flame, a group who’s calling themselves “The Fallen Angels” collected outside the lingerie’s megastore in London to protest.

This was a collaboration of Love Disfigure, an advocacy group dedicated to bringing more diversity into branding, and Nunude, a clothing brand whose also trying to make a difference in this streamlined industry. They want to see different body types in all aspects of fashion marketing, and they want to see it now.

So these inspiring women stripped down to their underwear and demonstrated what most bodies look like.

“Our bodies matter too,” reads one of the signs they held.

We encourage you to check out these two incredible brands that help to support the inclusivity of so many diverse women —  representation matters, even when it comes to models wearing lingerie.

No matter your skin color, measurements, or sexual orientation, everyone deserves to feel sexy. Every body is capable of being sexy. Even if Ed Razek and Victoria’s Secret don’t agree.

These two brands are doing something we all need to do a little more of in the new year, which is to never be afraid of using our own voice (or body) for good.