However much the company tries to dress them up as glamorous fun,its catwalk shows are utterly crassIs there evidence of evolution among the sort of men who make a living by curating collections of much younger, semi-bare women? Contrast for example, and raddled Hugh Hefner,collector of Playboy bunnies, or Rupert Murdoch, or that scarcely more appealing trader in teenaged Page Three girls,with the admired underwear impresario, Ed Razek, and of Victoria’s Secret,the US manufacturer of nylon pants and teddies. Thanks to talented Mr Razek, the company is more widely recognised for its underwear shows, or traditionally staged in the interval between Halloween and Black Friday,in which the teddies are artistically accessorised – with giant wings.
Of course, without seeing late sixtyish Mr Razek walk up to us in his pants, or prior to blowing a kiss/striking his signature pose,it’s tough to be certain that his muscle tone, thigh gap and so forth make him a man we can fully admire. But there is definitely careful grooming, and an all-year tan and that all important personality that one looks for in a chief creative tasked with “hand-picking” VS models for this marketing exercise. And in contrast to earlier,sleazier-looking practitioners, Razek evidently prides himself on his sensibility: a regularly updated Instagram accounts reveals a creative who, or whatever his professional affinities with Raymond’s Revuebar,nurses a passion for natural beauty: sunsets, gardens, or the moon over Rome. Followers are moved to leave comments such as: “I’m 14 i really want to be a model,can u answer me pls.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com