Victoria's Secret is an American lingerie, clothing, and beauty retailer. Founded in 1977 by Roy and Gaye Raymond, the company's five lingerie stores were sold to Les Wexner in 1982. Wexner rapidly expanded into American shopping malls, growing the company into 350 stores nationally with sales of $1 billion by the early 1990s when Victoria's Secret became the largest lingerie retailer in the United States.
Lexington Ave storefront New York, NY
Victoria's Secret storefront in Columbus, Ohio, 2012
Victoria's Secret lingerie, store display in Seattle in 2008
Victoria's Secret store, New York
Lingerie is a category of primarily women's clothing including undergarments, sleepwear, and lightweight robes. The choice of the word is often motivated by an intention to imply that the garments are alluring, fashionable, or both. In a 2015 US survey, 75% of women reported having worn "sexy lingerie" in their lifetime.
Lingerie displayed on women's mannequins.
Women's panties
Kelly Gale at the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Model wearing lingerie at a fashion show