I have posted them purely for entertainment purposes only. I realize, of course, that today's society has been dressing down so much with each passing year it seems. Get this delivered to your inbox, and more info about our products and services. I had the most adorable cashmere blend light purple bell sleeve top. (Dresses & sweaters) I'm afraid I'm going to lose my status with the company, and frankly I don't care. But my memories of the older catalogs have been saved online; here's some scans I found on a. Stephanie Seymour modeling a top and leggings that I seriously would choose over anything I saw on the Victoria's Secret website the other day. The owner of Victoria's Secret has named a new chief executive of the lingerie chain in its latest attempt to revive the company's fortunes. 90% of my daily lifestyle was lived in Moda International's clothing. They also used to carry a French fragrance line in green glass that was lime something - it was great! Racks, shelves are packed with not a clean stress free place to shop. I'm very sad they no longer carry the items I liked. Even if they went back, I wouldn't know to trust them or not. It's funny, I still dress the way the girls in these photos do and people tend to stare at you and wonder what you are so dressed up for because everyone runs around in sweats and hoodies. The quality of the items now are of poor quality. I also can't stand that VS changed their employees to get commission on sales. Thank goodness on my last big shop I purchased 5 pairs of my favourite 3/4 length wide leg yoga pants that I live in - I only took them out of their plastic packets 2 weeks ago to wash them as I was going to retire the 4 pairs I have worn to death (may rethink that and do some mending instead)and 3 dozen pairs of cotton panties (the quality has gone down hill over last 10 years).My wardrobe bursts at the seam with my purchases over the years and I tend not to throw anythng out even when items no longer fit (maybe one day they will again). That sexy in the end has to do with feeling at ease in your skin, rather than in any single garment. :), I have been looking for years for Moda collection. Hey what is your next go-to jean now?Your article is hilarious!I met John Mayer, too. More looks from the new campaign. I was saving them for jeans but alas, that is no longer possible. "But we're nobody's third love. Girl, you are so correct about VS. Someone had to say it. Because of this, he became one of the most important people in the modeling world, helping to launch the careers of Gisele Bndchen, Tyra Banks, and Heidi Klum. They used to have high quality products and now everything seems to be cheap and geared toward teenagers. Thank you for your post about Victorias Secret. AND I DO MEAN THAT! I also had an Awesome classy jumpsuit from Victoria Secret that's back in style that I would loved to have ordered again so sad. Let's not mourn it's loss. I have a bra in my hand that I feel SURE came from VS in the 90s. They've gone the way of so many big businesses --slave labor overseas, market the hell out of a low quality product, jack up the price, don't pay your salespeople. I was a sz 4 and donated the tuxedo suit dress in ivory! After Ed Razek's November 2018Vogue interview and Jan Singer's unexpected departure from the brand, multiple news outlets delved into investigating just how the once-beloved, mega-popular womenswear brand had garnered such a bad reputation and rapidly declining sales. so I started shopping elsewhere, Still unhappy because nothing was as nice as what I was use to with VS I still have some of the bras I purchased before the change and they are still perfect. I seriously loved their jeans and am still disappointed that they no longer sell clothing. We want to look classy and sexy, professional but stylish. Oh how I miss it. If anyone finds a store or online site that carries anything near what they decided to quit carrying, please post. "[Competitors] carp at us because we're the leader," Razek told Vogue. After a month or so of rumors, Victoria's Secret finally confirmed that they will stop selling swimwear, clothing, and accessories. I see grown women shopping for PINK items not realizing they are meant for teens and college aged women. By the early '90s, Victoria's Secret had blown up. Ugh. For awhile I'd turned to White House Black Market for stylish, elegant-yet-sexy clothing that fit my curvy hips well, but they seem to be going downhill too. It was suited for a more sophisticated crowd, and now I just can't bring myself to shop there. I forgot about their bed sheets and home decor line! Went online the year they quit carrying the line of jeans to order my yearly stock of London Jeans, the old boyfriend style sweatpants & the Mayfair pj's. I'm in my 20s and I wish Victoria's Secret was like this! The encounter, which Ukenta captured in a now viral six-part YouTube series, occurred at The Mall in Short Hills in Millburn, New Jersey. Those items accounted for nearly $525 million in sales, and the drastic changes also led to approximately 290 layoffs. Then I started to notice something very weird as I went through their website. This is a big deal not only for the fans, but also for the lingerie store and its parent company L Brands. "Who needs VS anyway?" I can only have so many bras and panties.#1fedupcustomer. I am surprised I did not read about the bags and pocketbooks offered to shoppers if a certain a mount of money was spent. A beautiful nightgown and robe beingmodeled by Tatjana Patitz for the catalog. I think I was 19 or 20 when I first walked into one and began buying their clothing through their catalogs. Countless casual dresses, tops, love the ones with built in hidden bras. Now onto finding that French bikini top in my size Taylor Hill, Sara Sampaio, and Josephine Skriver chilling out in between shots. And thank you to the person that compared them to an Old Navy store now -- spot-on description! I still have items I bought in the 90's. The 2010 panties, after 3 washings gave way and nothing was holding right, a M was like an XXL. I used to love their pajamas, and would treat myself to satin pajamas and beautiful velour satin-lined robes. I bought all of my clothes from them! Their clothing was romantic, classic and of excellent quality. Pam and everyone I agree with you all 100%.I haven't purchased anything from the website for 2 years and only discovered last week that the clothing is gone, I thought there was something wrong with the website. That's how I got to this site! But missing the place they'd like to spend it! Hummm wonder why? The chief marketing officer told the publication, "No one had any interest in it, [and they] still don't.". I would have to predict that it won't be long before VS follows The Limited to the grave. Pamela DesChamplain February 21, 2020 at 8:02 am. Featuring plus-size models of different shapes and sizes urging women to own their cellulite, tummy flab, and stretch marks, Lane Bryant's ad aired during the 2017 primetime Emmy Awards a choice that Lane Bryant's CMO, Brian Beitler, said was incredibly intentional. I do buy some underwear at times but the quality has been horrible because they changed manufacturers. Hi, I'm Pam - thanks for visiting Go Retro! glad i bought what i did when i did. What I loved about their clothing line was that most of it was very high quality and most importantly, it fit me! I miss it too, was searching on google for info as to why VS had decided to discontinue its clothing line and found this article.I used to order from them since the mid 90's and adored receiving the catalogs, my favorite line was the "bra tops" the few tanks and dresses I currently are always my go-to summer pieces, again, so disappointing. At the time I was Victoria > Venus but these days Im thinking I need to go pay attention to Venus catalogue again now that Im a different size and need to replace some wardrobe staples. so sad they both stopped them and no reason why?. I wore their clothes for years and was incredibly disappointed when they discontinued the line.I wore them in grad school and my classmates showing up in yoga pants would always complement how professional and put together I looked. I cannot believe I even remember the recorded message when ordering by phone. I was an avid catalog and online shopper and it has been years since I been in the store. Last week I discovered that The Limited (another store I loved) filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy and the website no longer has any clothing for purchase. I was just in my closet choosing a dress for work tomorrow and pulled out one of my favorite black dresses and it made me look at the label "Moda International" so I had purchased at Victoria Secret. They fit like a glove! When I worked at a hotel during my college years and then secured my first office job about a year after I graduated, much of my wardrobe was comprised of purchases from Victoria's Secret. 22 Lululemon Deals Youre Going to Want to Add to Cart ASAP, Were Officially Fans of Vuoris New Evolve Workout ClothesHeres Why. SUCH a shame. I enjoyed your article and felt sad nostalgia looking at the photos as I remember a lot of those covers and ads. Victoria's Secret Is About To Stop Selling Clothes, And this is your last chance to get festive, How to Tell If Your Irregular Periods Are a Sign of a Bigger Health Issue. I don't know what I'd wear if I had not stocked up??? I missed the Class the store personal use to have. Victoria's Secret's same-store sales have fallen for the past three years. The last time I purchased a nice lingerie set from VS was during the holiday season in 2015. In November 2017 the day before the Victoria's Secret fashion show was set to film plus-size model, Sports Illustrated covergirl, and body positive activist Ashley Graham took to Instagram to post a lingerie-clad photo of herself strutting down a runway, complete with a photoshopped pair of angel wings. I called last year and was told all were discontinued. Glad I'm not the only one. I still have one pair that I only wear every so often so I can hold onto them as long as possible. I have never found another close to it since. Not that I couldn't do it myself, but I as a traveling consultant, I had very little time on weekends and didn't want to spend it sewing clothes. I was excited to see the revival of jackets in fashion, but what makes me really sad in this situation is that nowadays a classy jacket means a soft and baggy one. Yuck! Shouldn't you have transsexuals in the show? Good to know I'm not the only one who misses the classical, beautiful way women use to dress. You could be sexy yet classy,or conservative; there were choices. I loved it. all purchased in the 90s. Last time I wrote a review from a gift I returned, they emailed me they wouldn't post cuz I had again said Mayflower pjs were cheap, but added I wish they'd start carrying the old line of clothing! I am one of those people with an old body & youthful spirit (a Betsey Johnson type lol) so at first I made the transition well from the classic clothing of yesteryear to then being addicted to the Pink brand. Claudia Schiffer also modeled for the catalogs. I agree with everything you said. It's Official: Victoria's Secret Will No Longer Sell Swimwear, Clothes, and Accessories By Sophia Chabbott May 23, 2016 Sadly, the Internet got this one right. She thanked me and suggested that anyone who misses the clothing line and now the swimwear line should call customer service and tell them. But I digress.It was fun to call VS to order clothes, and hear the recorded "Thank you for calling Victoria's Secret Catalog," in a posh British accent. I remember classy store displays, kind and professional salespeople, and didn't need to leave because of annoying, loud music. I can't believe they're taking away swimwear now, too. I do wear the most lived yoga pants but those may be discontinued as well. The company plans to make the displays at its stores more body inclusive by adding plus-size mannequins. Source here. And I looked damn good. Stella Maxwell, giving us FOMO on a yacht. Despite her attempts at remodeling the brand's strategy, both in-store and online Victoria's Secret sales continued to decline as consumers gravitated toward brands for which size inclusivity and representation were top priorities. They also have discontinued every single body spray I always wore.. so frustrating!!!!!! Total bummer that they went in a dramatically different direction. I could do a lot better for the price at Macy's or the Limited. The other half, most I already own. And the cutbacks, didn't stop there. The Victoria's Secret fashion show is exorbitantly expensive, costing the company $20 million in 2016, so when they stopped seeing a direct impact in sales after the show was aired in recent . To revisit this article, visit My Profile, thenView saved stories. After decades 8f washing! They totally remain the property of their respective owners. Tried going into the store for the first time in many years and was so dismayed by what it had become. I loved this post and agree with everyone here. But once I learned of everything else they offered, I gave them a try and was hooked (eventually buying lingerie as well). )I still buy the basic bras and underwear and would happily buy the pjs again if they made them the way that they used to (and I am under 40. Since then, the Victoria's Secret brand has become a worldwide success. Oh how elegant those were! Janna, you've nailed the problem. You can't get a fraction of the good stuff you used to be able to in the "good old days", so they are pretty much worthless. Disappointed they aim to please this demographic of customer. Only ones that seem to like are too young to remember what we're all complaining about. But I stopped buying from them a couple of years ago b/c I noticed everything I bought was of significantly lower quality. AGREE 100% so disappointed the last splurge i did was for my Paris trip anniversary several years ago. I've shared the post on their Facebook page and tweeted it at them. Sad to see VS nownever go in there, Absolutely agree. Sigh, I guess I am regulated to scavenging on ebay for vintage pieces and looking wistfully at old catalogue photos. (And sorry that I cannot respond to every comment posted here about this particular post, but I read every single one!) In 1999, the show aired for the first time online. I had a great white pantsuit from VS I wore for interviews/auditions that was well made and looked great and a pair of London jeans that always got compliments. It is the only one of its kind in the world.". I loved their jeans and I'm 33 years old; I used to LOVE their suits and their classier clothing -- sweaters, dresses, etc. They say this is a throw away society and they sure found a way to throw away their loyal customers.R.I.P. I was a short little size 14 when I bought it, and I wore it through so many fluctuations in body weight. I TOTALLY MISS the Old VS. ALL my clothes came from there and a lot of my shoes. It also began selling beauty products on Amazon. Stiff, creaky cups, inconsistent sizing and bands that are always too stretchy to give any support. The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show debuted in 1995 and evolved into a global media event. I used to buy their clothes from 2007 until around 2012. It's worth a shot. 1 U.S. lingerie brand, Victoria's Secret has seen its share of the market slip by 2 percentage points, to 28.8%, over the past five years through 2017, compared with the 0.4 . Being 5'10" it was never easy to find pants that fit me properly. Victoria's Secret has changed a lot as have other places. The cut of the pajamas is awful, the patterns are horrendous, the perfumes all smell sickly sweet, like bubblegum, and now evidently they no longer even sell satin pajamas. :DDD ". I called them the other day and told them not everyone wants to dress like a little girl wit PINK written across their chest, butt, etc She said Pink isn't just for little girls. I remember being a teenager and very eagerly looking forward to buying from the Victoria's Secret clothing line. . This included permanently closing as many as 250 Victoria's Secret and Pink stores in the US and Canada in 2020. I agree after seeing the photos from the older catalogues how much classier VS's image was going back a decade or two (or three)? I'm sorry about the clothes we have to buy today. If they went back to what made them great, their sales would go wild. So upset about the disappearance of the clothing. I'm so sad about the current vs clothes. I only WISH I hadn't gotten rid of most of my London JeansI could seriously cry about it. She shops in the PINK department for bras and the ocassional yoga pants when they have sales. Dresses, blouses and a sweatshirt and shorts by mode. The brand acquired several others, including Victoria's Secret and Abercrombie & Fitch, and it's responsible for creating the massively popular children's brand spinoff, Limited Too, in the 1990s . I have one sweater-coat in black that I have worn for literally 20 years and it still looks good and has only "pilled" a very little on the arms. I agree with everyone here..I'm 42 and loved the VS clothing and catalogs of the 90's. Bought Victoria's Secret clothing for years - best quality, best fit, best styles. I was wearing the Gloria Vanderbilt jeans then, and now. Hi - I never bothered with VS until the late 90's, because I thought that all they sold was lingerie, and I wasn't big on that. I was running around in a comfy Moda International cotton/spandex black dress yesterday and wanted more of the same. They stopped sending catalogues about 7 years ago but added the current one when I purchased. >:c Why? The two items I haven't been able to find a good replacement for - London jeans & I loved the "adult" version of the fleece boyfriend lounge pants. They had blouses that actually covered my stomach! I swear, I can't even with them sometimes. Has the world-famous lingerie brand lost its mojo? However, after reading this entire blog, I feel compelled to comment. Internal Videos Reveal How Victoria's Secret Groomed Teens. How it went from a psychological stalking horse for all of our complicated feelings and frustrations about what, exactly, sexy means, and how you break a mold and mind-set that has been centuries in the making. :(. Victoria's Secret would soon eliminate all swimwear, Oh Snap! Take a closer look at how the concept was born and why the lingerie chain thinks Angels are no longer relevant. Its PINK offshoot is still focused on catering to a younger generation of shoppers, but will stay away from marketing to the "beer pong" college crowd, management noted. I am so pissed! Graham added a winking emoji to the caption, writing, "Got my wings!" There are obviously many former disappointed fans out there!! Please VS - bring back your clothing line (particularly London Jeans and Moda International)!!! I go there today to purchase some of their products & half of them are gone! I still have a few items such as a beautiful eggplant colored jacquard dress and even a pair of denim overalls. It's like they don't care about what the market wants, the loyal customers who would keep buying. You just brought back good memories. I have so many items that are in suitcases, some never worn but will be slowly added as current items wear out.I never had the opportunity to shop in a VS store as I live in Sydney Australia. I have been trying to find the manufacturer but I guess it was owned by VS? Wexner made a series of quick and fast changes: killing the catalog, swimwear, and apparel to focus solely on lingerie, the core part of its business. I especially loved the stretchy pencil jean.Thanks again,Elaine. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis. i miss it. Not childish enough I guess. I have a very old heart shaped perfume bottle that I kept because it must be displayed on it's side, rather than standing up, which I thought was unique, clever and unusual. I can't stand to see what has become of the VS shopping experience! ", Read more: An activist shareholder is urging Victoria's Secret parent to update 'tone-deaf' brand image to boost sales. I'm beyond disappointed .I bought my entire wardrobe from them in the 90's and early 2000's. The last time I went was to stock up oncotton bikini panties, one of the few good things they still make (and I now get my underwear at Marshalls or T.J. Maxx for a much better deal and just as good quality.) The styles, sizing and tailored cuts were classy and top of the line gorgeous. They dumped the original concept and replaced the high class merchandise with their own private label stuff rebranded as VS. They are not the spandex yoga pants of superior quality that they made 10 years ago. I am so disappointed that they have discontinued their clothing line. And unfortunately, it doesn't seem like the brand will be owning up to their misgivings anytime soon. the london jeans were the best! I rarely shop there anymore unless I need some seamless underwear. I buy an occasional bra and cotton underwear from them and that's pretty much it.And all of the models now look like 14 year old crackheads.We'll see how long it takes them to go under. Instagrammers celebrated a post starring Palvin for being more body-inclusive, as they perceived her to be curvier than some of the brand's other models. I too was a big VS shopper. I haven't used it since I bought some shirt that was so cheaply made(looked NOTHING near the picture) & tried the cheap ass Mayfair pjs. According to Halzack, these increasingly disappointing numbers for a brand once thought to be the "future"of Victoria's Secret are a sign of rocky roads ahead. The company's 520 locations outside North America make up about 7% of net sales, while digital accounts for 40% of its business, the company said.
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