The Victoria's Secret Show Returned to LA After 19 Years
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show returned to Los Angeles after 19 years. Here is who walked, who closed the show and who performed.
Credit HELLO, StyleRave, IBTimes UK, The Zoe Report, Entertainment Now, YouTube Blog, WWD, InStyle (wings), InStyle (Fantasy Bra), HOLA! USA, Irish News (PA)
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show returned to Los Angeles on Sunday, 18 October 2026, after 19 years away. It was held at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, and it moved there from New York.
It was a night of returns and first times. Adriana Lima closed the show in her 21st year on the runway. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley walked for the first time in more than a decade. The Fantasy Bra came back after eight years away. And several models took the runway for the first time, including a reality show winner who earned her place there.
Who opened and who closed
Bella Hadid opened the show in a beaded pair of floral wings, HELLO reported.
Adriana Lima closed it in white, with wings. HELLO described it as her 21st year on the runway.
Who came back
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley returned after more than a decade away, according to HELLO and StyleRave.
Candice Swanepoel walked in a gleaming gold look, HELLO and StyleRave reported.
Alessandra Ambrosio returned for her 20th show, InStyle reported.
Who walked for the first time
Trinity Rodman made her debut for the Pink line.
Natalia Bryant made her Victoria's Secret runway debut, according to HELLO and WWD.
Jordan Leftwich also made her debut, HELLO reported.
Solange Omon won the first season of Angels Among Us, the brand's talent competition, and earned her wings and a contract with IMG Models. The winner was revealed live during the show, according to YouTube's announcement.
Kylie Jenner and the Fantasy Bra
Kylie Jenner walked the runway in the Fantasy Bra, her first Victoria's Secret show, according to HOLA! USA and InStyle. She was the first person who was not a Victoria's Secret Angel to wear it, both outlets reported. She paired it with a gauzy miniskirt, clear heels and large white feathered wings, InStyle reported.
Adam Selman, the brand's chief creative officer, told Vogue she was chosen because she is a "cultural powerhouse," InStyle reported. InStyle also reported that this was the first time the Fantasy Bra had been seen on the runway since 2018.
The bra was designed with the jeweler Jacob & Co. InStyle reported these details:
- It has 4,410 natural diamonds totaling 1,373.39 carats, set in 18-carat gold.
- The centerpiece is a 75.54-carat natural fancy vivid yellow diamond, flanked by two round brilliant white diamonds totaling 11.85 carats.
- It has 3,218 individual components and took 15 artisans more than 1,000 hours.
- It weighs just under four pounds, according to British Vogue, and has no fabric in it.
A brand statement quoted by the PA news agency said it was "valued at $50 million" and was "the most valuable Fantasy Bra ever made." InStyle repeated the $50 million valuation. We found no independent appraisal. Jacob Arabo, the founder, chairman and creative director of Jacob & Co., said: "We wanted to create the most spectacular Fantasy Bra ever made, but value alone was never enough."
How the wings were made
The wings were led by Adam Selman, and InStyle reported that about 118 looks were expected, with roughly 50 of them featuring wings. InStyle's account of the four seasons the show was built around:
- Spring: wings made of individually cut, hand-painted fabric petals. One design, made with a kinetic artist, opens and closes as the model walks. Pieces like these can take one to four months to make.
- Summer: metallic wings. One sculptural design was 3D-printed by an artisan in New York and chromed at an auto body shop.
- Fall: wings of lace finished with crystals that resemble raindrops. The team recreated feathers without sourcing anything from animals, and one large wing has a welded metal structure under its fabric feathers.
- Winter: two sections, with Swarovski crystals and laser-cut dance mirrors, ending in an almost entirely white finale.
Also on the runway
Gigi Hadid wore sequined wings with fringed detailing, HELLO reported.
Alex Consani wore gold wings and a black lace set.
Rawleen Varghese walked, HELLO reported.
Barbara Palvin walked weeks after giving birth to her first child, according to HELLO and StyleRave.
Who performed
KATSEYE, Megan Moroney, Megan Thee Stallion and Tate McRae performed, according to YouTube's announcement of the show. McRae performed twice, first in black and then in red. Megan Thee Stallion performed her 2020 song "Body" on the runway among the models.
In the front row
Nicole Kidman and Vanessa Bryant were in the front row, HELLO reported. So were Timothee Chalamet and Kris Jenner.
The quick answers
- When: Sunday, 18 October 2026.
- Where: Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, Los Angeles.
- Who opened: Bella Hadid.
- Who closed: Adriana Lima.
- Where to watch: the show streamed live and free on Victoria's Secret's official YouTube channel, at 4:30 pm PT on the night, according to YouTube's announcement.
