Victoria's Secret: The Tour '23 (2023 TV Movie) User Reviews

For whom the bells toll.

[Oscarsse · 2/10 · 9 October 2023]

If I need to pick one word that describes this movie it must be "disconnect". This "movie" describes one thing and one thing clearly, the demise and fall of Victoria's Secret. Gone are the classical ten's, the models that carried the not only the skimpy clothes but the brand, the models that made men go in and buy expensive underwear for both their spouses and others. This movie does not reflect on them but the new Victoria's Secret but in what way? I don't understand what they want to portray, it's not about the clothes, it's not about a transition from beautiful to beast or why did we break our company. The 90 minutes or so of runtime is spent giving nothing and taking all but time.

It's disconnected from the viewer, from the models, from the underwear and from the company. It would be best to call this a requiem for a dying beast.

Terrible Not a Fashion Show

[vladamisa · 1/10 · 5 October 2023]

Where are all the wings where is the lingerie that is similar to what we will buy in stores? Like the culture part thats why it got 1 star but I wanted a fashion show not a lets learn. All of the clothes are so unrealistic and a one wear thing. They made the larger girls look bad and put sacks over the skinny models. I dont know why they had to do these models dirty but they did. Victoria secret go back to basics and throw this out or at least dont relate it to your fashion show cause this aint it. More wings and lingerie less story please. The filming looked great and probably cost a lot too bad it was wasted.

No connection to the audience

[knifette · 3/10 · 26 September 2023]

I understand they are trying to connect with the audience in the intro. But this video makes no sense. Visually it's amazing but it's like a billionaire showing us his daily life and saying yes we are the same. It's boring and cheesy. I could have made a more relatable video with an I phone and had people tell me how the brand empowers them.

The video looks heavily edited. It looks like they "tried to hard" the original fashion show let's you enjoy the outfits created by the designers. This is just cut scene and cut scene again visually amazing but not for a fashion show. I wanted to skip half of the video. . The marketing team need to rethink their plan.

Very disappointing

[office-60237 · 1/10 · 28 September 2023]

I had so much hope for vs! But this was boring and I was very disappointed!

My opinion is that this was not a fashion show at all! No great clothing! Bad hair and make up! Plain stories!!!

I was so exited to see this show but I felt very bored!

I hoped to see more fashion, hair, make up! Behind the scenes! I thought it was cool they cave females artists a spotlight! But it was not interesting enough!!! The old show was so spectacular and interesting! I know it's hard to change a brand in such a short time but unfortunately this was a hard miss for me! Hope they are doing a better job next year with more passion and more interesting content!

Not sure what they were going for

[ryannekelso · 1/10 · 2 October 2023]

I just watched this a couple days ago. I have never reviewed a film before but this film was so atrocious, I had to do it. It's supposed to be the Victorias Secret fashion show but what the heck was that? What the FRIK was the carrot dance??? What did I watch??? I am absolutely confused and appalled by this disaster of a film. It's dark, it's depressing, it looks like a clear representation of America right now though. All of the beauty, wonder, and inspiration was just sucked out of it. Most of the models didn't even look like they were in lingerie which is what Victoria's Secret sells. I barely saw any wings. It was nothing like what I've grown up watching. I completely understand trying to do something different but they definitely missed the mark on this.

No

[cmyers-55050 · 1/10 · 29 September 2023]

I loved some of the clothes but don't force me to sit through the biography of the designer!

If I want to know more, it should have been in a separate featurette.

I came to see clothes, period. Also not sure what they are showing. Not much lingerie and I hated the voice over by Gigi Hadid. I get trying to do similar to Fenty, but you missed the mark. Other than Naomi Campbell, I was so bored. If you are gonna show old school, the actually do it..old wings mixed with new. And can't stress enough, give models clothes that flatter their bodies. I hate seeing big shapeless pieces on the curvier girls.

BORING DONT WASTE YOUR TIME.

[bellderick · 28 September 2023]

I usually root for victoria's secret, but this was basically a documentary. I want my hour and a half back of my life from watching this. Wasn't looking for artist or dancing. People watch Victoria's secret for fashion and the models. Not what you guys showed, this was a waste of money waste of time. You guys definitely need someone super creative, to revamp Victoria Secret . Fenty is the new Victoria Secret. I miss the Victoria Secret shows in the early 200s like 2002-2003 used to be back in the day. The tour show I honestly slept through most of it. Victoria Secret you just need to hire a creative Visionaire that's Black because your stuff isn't working.

If virtue signaling were a film

[stephaniecheek · 2/10 · 19 October 2023]

I couldn't watch most of it because it was so cringey. Trashy musical guest and overall awkward composition. Sure there was talent in the designers, but what happened? The glamour, the fancy and intricate costumes that drew us in and made the brand unique are gone. Fantasy is what sold the merchandise and made customers loyal. This display was strange and confusing. VS has done an over-correct on their brand and this just felt like one big virtue signal. "Look at how aware and diverse we are going around the world giving artists a voice". Ok, nice but yawn. Read the room. Also was Gigi Hadid's voiceover done while wearing a mask? The whole thing felt like a disappointing mess. Bring back the old VS models and glam. No one really wants this. The brand has lost its way. As a former long time employee I am saddened. Not to mention the stores have awful service now. The company's focus is just wrong and this film was a portrayal of that. A dull and boring company has snuffed out the light of a company that once shined so bright.

More of a VS Sponsored Event

[jupitersboba · 5/10 · 26 September 2023]

After offensive comments were made by former VS CMO back in 2019, the company was chewed out by much of the public, resulting in VS making massive changes to the way they do things. They decided to stop the VS Fashion Show and decided to take a new approach. Yes, change was necessary... but the company choosing to cancel the VS Fashion Show is proving to be a huge downfall for the company. This documentary was good. But it felt more like a Victorias Secret sponsored show for fashion designers around the world. That is amazing!... don't get me wrong... but the many of the items being shown in the documentary aren't being sold by VS. It documented the lives of artists from all over the world. Again, this is amazing, but a lot of the documentary has absolutely nothing to do with VS... aside with some of the models being VS Angels. The documentary just doesn't make sense in my opinion. I do still see this as a beautiful project, but I can't stop thinking about the classic VS Fashion Show we lost. This seems like a way for the company to get forgiveness from the public. I strongly believe that if the company grew the female leadership within the company while keeping the OG fashion show, they would be seeing more viewership. If you're a VS fan, check this documentary out. For me, it just didn't make sense.... The marketing at the moment is all over the place trying to mend the past mistakes the company has made. The approach they are taking is not helping in my opinion.

This sucks

[sanjoomicevic · 1/10 · 10 January 2024]

I miss the old vs!!! The runway and the angels! I was watching this and had to turn it off half way thru because it got boring. I saw this and i thought that they did everything the same but made it into a movie. This dosent even show any lingerie and thats litterlay there main selling point and what is the point of making some thing that dosent even promote that! I miss the 2014 days when VS was pink and white and now its all bland and grey. I hope VS sees the reviews and i just cant belive they ruined VS Fashion Shows! The reason why VS had skinney models if to make people feel like its impossible to be this pretty. Im very dissapointed. The only good part is where they added Adriana Lima and thats it. I hope that VS brings back the old fashion show!!!!!!

Boring but different

[gkvtncypr · 4/10 · 20 October 2023]

Let's be honest... we all loved what the old VS show was about and also the fact that we could buy the products. What we didn't love was the feeling that some got of not being as beautiful and skinny as the models. So in this sense I liked the film, we could see more variety AND the traditional models as well. It also shows how women can be engaged and be really good in all forms of art. I also liked that not the traditional features of the cultures they addressed were the ones that were shown, they focused on other aspects. Why is this boring as well? Because you don't feel like buying the products for your daily life... actually you don't feel like buying the products at all. You don't feel like watching a Victoria Secret product at all. I skipped like 40% of the movie to see the runways because some of the stories or shootings were boring to me. I didn't understand the connection between the clothes and the paintings or the songs... I love Japanese culture but what they showed was really disappointing. The clothes were HIDEOUS. Not even the beautiful and different models made them look good. Of all the designers you could find in Japan, why this one? Why this collection? No one would wear that! I think the models felt uncomfortable as well.

I was completely blown away

[jennifermedinaar · 10/10 · 3 February 2024]

Wow, I can't even say. I had goosebumps at some points throughout the film, I cried in some instances. It was truly a trip throughout the world showcasing how these incredible pieces were made. Showcasing all sorts of artists from different walks of life, while still having incredible cinematography and fashion. I felt like I saw so many music videos in such a short amount of time, as it was so innovative. Im aware this wasnt made for the audience that VS usually has, and Im not the targer audience of VS which is where the film fails to have been successful but i have hope that this will resurface in a few years again, i was truly blown away.

A Fashion trip around the World

[cyriltouch · 10/10 · 27 September 2023]

A great documentary about Fashion around the World.

Beautiful images

Use to watch their Fashion Show, don't get this wrong, this doesn't replace it. However, Victoria's Secret offers us here an alternative way to discover Fashion and makes us travel in a very informative way.

Also appreciate this is not over 2h, like it's become standard with any film or documentary nowadays...

Might have been interesting to "trade" some of the artists within the same city for more artists around the World, to discover more places and cultures.

Unseen from other brands in my opinion.

Highly recommend, original, light and informative!

A journey into the artists' soul

[veronicastep · 8/10 · 29 March 2024]

Genuinely enjoyed this detour into the lives and motivations of the international designers. Great homage to seasoned models along with an introduction of new faces. Editing / stitching, natural landscapes and music were spectacular additions to the story. The brand is undergoing an uneasy transformation, and I didn't find the stories too pushed or cheesy. I thought that the film did a good job balancing its notorious fashion show -- albeit on a runway free of a visible audience -- with the stories, and didn't overdo the inclusivity part (that would have made it banal and cliche). I would have liked to have seen it nominated for it's novelty and artistic production. It was bold and different.