维密秀海量高清大图！丨Victoria's Secret struts in Shanghai
As Shanghai's Mercedes-Benz Arena turned pink on Monday evening, the 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show — said to be the most expensive fashion show in the world — made its debut in Asia.
Thousands of guests packed the seats in the UFO-shaped stadium, many in black tie and tux, long gowns and stilettos, even though the dress code required only lounge-suit standards.
Online rumors had it that admission to the show was auctioned for as high as 350,000 yuan per person. In an email response to China Daily, the company said tickets were not for sale and attendance at the event was by invitation only.
Divided into six themes, the show featured 55 models in 87 looks. One of the themes was inspired by Chinese blue and white porcelain.
Models walking this year's runway included Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel and Karlie Kloss, as well as a record number Chinese faces — seven altogether.
Apart from familiar names like Liu Wen, Xi Mengyao and He Sui, one of the Chinese models, Wang Yi, was selected to walk by a TV reality show, Road to Runway, out of more than 30 candidates before the event.
Other Chinese faces were pianist Li Yundi and singer Jane Zhang, who joined Harry Styles, Grammy Award-winning artist Miguel Jontel Pimentel and Hamilton Leslie Odom Jr. to give live performances, as perfectly tanned models flaunted big wings and Swarovski crystal-studded lingerie.
Brazilian "angel" Lais Ribeiro wore the $2 million jewel-encrusted Fantasy Bra this year.
During the 40-minute show, audience members received the lingerie extravaganza with the frigidity of a symphony concert, despite constant attempts by artists and models to cheer them up and interact.
Xi Mengyao took a tumble on the runway as she attempted to sashay past in her vertiginous lace up gold sandal heels.
Back to her best! The 28-year-old Chinese model was standing tall after collapsing to the ground and she looked sensational in her sheer baby blue gown and glamorous floral wings and crown set.
The Victoria's Secret show is likely to set a record in viewership this year, as for the first time it is scheduled to be broadcast on three of China's most popular video portals on the morning of Nov 29 — prime-time for the brand's exclusive telecast partner, CBS, in the United States. Last year, an estimated 800 million audience members around the world watched the show.
Now, let's meet some gorgeous supermodels!
Liu Wen
He Sui
Xi Mengyao
Xie Xin
Chen Yu
Ju Xiaowen
Wang Yi
Alessandra Ambrosio
Candice Swanepoel
Lais Ribeiro
Adriana Lima
Karlie Kloss
Who's your favorite model?