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Updated · Harper's BAZAAR · Oct 19

Victoria’s Secret Stages First Los Angeles Show in 19 Years as Kylie Jenner Revives 2018 Fantasy Bra

Updated

Updated · Harper's BAZAAR · Oct 19

Victoria’s Secret Stages First Los Angeles Show in 19 Years as Kylie Jenner Revives 2018 Fantasy Bra

Q: How did Bella Hadid's daring after-party tribute to a 2001 pop icon steal the spotlight from the reimagined runway?

Bella Hadid stole the spotlight because her after-party look turned the evening from a fashion comeback into a pop-culture moment. After opening the Victoria’s Secret show, she arrived at the Bird Streets Club in a sheer black lace minidress that closely echoed Britney Spears’ iconic 2001 MTV VMAs Dolce & Gabbana look, instantly triggering nostalgia and heavy social buzz. What made the tribute especially attention-grabbing was the update. Spears wore the original over a bra and boy shorts; Hadid gave it a Victoria’s Secret spin with a black bra and a barely-there thong, plus pointed pumps, sunglasses, and a micro bag. That made the reference recognizable but not costume-like—it fit the show’s lingerie-heavy aesthetic while still standing apart from the runway itself. The contrast also mattered. The runway had already been packed with spectacle: the show’s return to Los Angeles after 19 years, Kylie Jenner’s high-profile Fantasy Bra debut, and a cast of major supermodels and performers. Hadid’s after-party outfit cut through that by offering something the runway did not: a direct, instantly legible homage to an iconic red-carpet image from the early 2000s. In effect, the look extended Victoria’s Secret’s broader strategy of mixing nostalgia with reinvention. But while the runway reimagined the brand, Hadid’s Britney tribute gave audiences a single viral image to fix on—one that was easier to circulate, compare, and celebrate than the show’s more elaborate overall production.

3 articles · Updated · Harper's BAZAAR · Oct 19

Sony Pictures Studios hosted the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Sunday, the brand’s first runway event in Los Angeles in 19 years.
Kylie Jenner made her Victoria’s Secret debut wearing the Fantasy Bra, bringing back the signature piece for the first time since 2018.
Bella and Gigi Hadid, Irina Shayk, Ashley Graham, Liu Wen and other returning models led a star-heavy lineup, while Barbara Palvin walked just six weeks after giving birth and Elsa Hosk returned after eight years.
Bird Streets Club then drew the cast and guests for the official after-party, where Bella Hadid recreated Britney Spears’ 2001 black lace VMA dress and other attendees turned the celebration into a second fashion showcase.
Megan Thee Stallion, Tate McRae, Katseye and Megan Moroney performed in the show’s third straight year of all-female musical acts, underscoring Victoria’s Secret’s push to frame the event as a broader pop-culture spectacle.