The way things utilized to be Nike Free 5.0 Homme , buying lingerie for your lady meant a ghastly trip to the department store where derisive stares made you really feel like a deviant within the grips of a perverse panty fetish. This humiliation was the impetus for a guy-friendly place where obtaining your lady some thing sexy was met with encouragement, not a raised eyebrow. This is the location we call Victoria’s Secret.Even though intimately related to its sexy lingerie, these days the retailer actually sells a wide range of women’s wear and beauty supplies. It has 1,003 stores in operation, and every year it puts 400 million copies of its famed catalog through the mail. In 2006, sales reached the $5-billion mark, and its parent company nike free run 5.0 Femme Pas Cher , Limited Brands, hopes to double that figure by 2010 (we’re rooting for them; when Victoria’s Secret wins, we all win). Modeling for any of the company’s collections is regarded as prestigious, but its Angels are a cut above the rest. Past and present Angels include such well-known names as Tyra Banks, Adriana Lima, Rebecca Romijn, Gisele Bundchen nike free run 5.0 Femme , Helena Christensen, and Stephanie Seymour, and it’s without question probably the most coveted modeling job within the business. Here are five issues you didn’t know about the only company within the world with the celestial seal of approval: Victoria’s Secret.1- Its founder jumped off the Golden Gate BridgeTired of the humiliation involved in attempting to buy lingerie, Roy Raymund produced Victoria’s Secret in 1977 by putting the first store at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California. After opening a few other stores and launching the mail-order catalog, Raymond sold the business to Limited Brands in 1982 for a sizable paycheck.2- It’s named after a notorious prudeSo who is Victoria Since the very first stores had been designed to resemble Victorian boudoirs, the company’s namesake is England’s long-reigning 19th-century monarch Nike Free Run Femme Pas Cher , Queen Victoria. She and husband Prince Albert played “hide the scepter” sufficient times to create nine children before his unexpected death in 1861 threw her into a state of profound mourning that lasted until her own death 40 years later.Despite this climate, fashions of the day included the corset, a sexually charged garment that embellished a woman’s curves above and below the waist. So what, then, was the Queen’s secret Was she a royal horndog Did she adore a carriage quickie Was the prim former princess a party-girl, usually shouting for Prince Albert to obtain out of the can and into her Extremely Sexy chiffon bloomers We’ll by no means know. I suppose that’s why it is a secret.3- It regularly denies celebrity requests to modelEd Razek, the company’s chief advertising officer Nike Free Run Femme , was quoted recently in a Forbes write-up stating that each month he has to turn down numerous requests from high-profile female celebrities desperate to be an honorary Angel.The Angels aren’t a desperate bunch, nevertheless. Actually, they are goods of an intense and extensive program designed to make every of them media-savvy celebrities. But that isn’t the only reason this commercial icon having a fresh star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame does not take requests. An additional reason is Modeling 101: Whilst the seraphic beauties in Angel garb typically stand around 5′ 9″ or so, most Hollywood celebs fall more than a couple inches short, even if standing in a pair of Miss Sixty Side Button boots.4- Its Angels are chosen based on their appeal to ladies, not menLadies make up the majority of the company’s executives — they represent two-thirds of those tuning in to their fashion shows, and they account for a whopping 98% of the company’s client base. This is their audience Nike Free Run Homme Pas Cher , plain and simple. It is no coincidence that two of the most high-profile Angels in its short history are ladies other ladies don’t, as a rule, dislike: Tyra Banks and Heidi Klum. Both are charming and down-to-earth models who aren’t *****y about their beauty (maybe this is why Naomi Campbell has by no means, in any sense of the term, been an Angel).We men aren’t entirely disregarded, but based on Ed Razek, Victoria’s Secret doesn’t “do salacious shots that women would not like.” It ought to be simple to tell if this paradigm ever modifications: Future fashion shows will be on pay-per-view and many of us will recognize a few of the models from on-line porn.5- It provokes numerous FCC complaints every yearNow in its seventh year Nike Free Run Homme , the televised Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show enjoys a devoted fan base, but its most dutiful viewers can probably be discovered amongst a loose confederacy of conservative tight-asses. Operating under such vague catch-all names as the American Family members Association, these groups annually flood the FCC with complaints about how the show is indecent or obscene.The best place to obtain coupons for Victoria’s Secret is by signing up for their mailing list. You’ll get the newest catalog and also get sent coupons via mail or e-mail.In addition, 1 other choice to consider to obtain a “deal” on items from Victoria’s Secret would be to go to one of any number of on-line gift card exchanges. Two of the most popular (Plastic Jungle and GiftCardRescue) both offer the option to purchase gift cards at a discount. Presently, you are able to purchase Victoria’s Secret gift cards for 10% off their face value at Plastic Jungle (www.plasticjungle). The upside to these is that they could also be combined with any other coupons or deals which you may have and wouldn’t be limited to certain types of items, so the savings can even be greater than they might otherwise be with a coupon. We men see Victoria’s Secret and believe of having sex. Ladies see it and think of feeling sexy.