- Shoe designer Brian Atwood suggested that Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid would walk in the 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in two Instagram photos of the models that he posted on Thursday and Friday.
- 43 models were confirmed in October to walk in this year’s show, and Jenner and Hadid were not included.
- In 2017, Jenner could not walk in the show due to a contract with lingerie brand La Perla.
- Meanwhile, fans speculated that Hadid was one of the few Victoria’s Secret models denied a Chinese visa to travel to Shanghai, where the 2017 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show took place.
- Victoria’s Secret, Hadid, and Jenner have not yet commented on Atwood’s Instagram posts.
When 43 models were confirmed in October to walk in the upcoming Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, fans were quick to notice that Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, and Bella Hadid were missing from the list. But, according to shoe designer Brian Atwood, there’s a good chance that at least two of them will be there.
On Thursday, Atwood posted a photo of Gigi walking in a previous Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. In his caption, Atwood wrote, “Less than 1 month away!!!!”
The date of the 2018 show has not been officially released yet, but Atwood’s statement appears to hint at one. He also hinted that Hadid would walk in the show and wrote in the caption: “Let’s do this @gigihadid @victoriassecret Can’t wait to show you what we have done for the show!!!!”
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Brian Atwood also shared a photo of Kendall Jenner
On Friday, Atwood took to Instagram again to post a second photo, this time featuring Jenner walking in the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
For the second time, Atwood hinted at the show's date in the caption, writing: "Can't wait to see this beauty @kendalljenner strutting in my shoes for the @victoriassecret fashion show... less than a month away!!!!"
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Last year, neither model walked in the runway show
In 2017, Jenner had signed a non-compete clause with La Perla, a competitor to Victoria's Secret, and therefore could not represent another lingerie brand.
Hadid was scheduled to walk the 2017 show, but backed out at the last minute. While she never explicitly said why she couldn't attend, fans speculated that she was one of multiple models who couldn't get their Chinese visa approved.
https://twitter.com/GiGiHadid/status/931238292250615809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
In the lead-up to the fashion show, people in China said Hadid was not welcome there after a video posted by her sister showed her mimicking Buddha's face. After being accused of "discrimination," Hadid issued an apology.
Neither Victoria's Secret nor the models have commented on Atwood's posts
Though Atwood seems to have confirmed that Jenner and Hadid will walk in this year's show, there has not yet been any word from Jenner, Hadid, or Victoria's Secret.
Representatives for Victoria's Secret, Atwood, Jenner, and Hadid did not immediately reply to INSIDER's requests for comment.
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