LAHORE – Sources revealed that CEO Jan Singer, who had been in the position since September 2016, would leave the company.
Victoria’s Secret parent company, L Brands, declined to comment. The controversy was regarding discriminatory comments regarding trans and plus sized women.
The brand’s chief marking officer, Ed Razek, recently sparked outrage after explaining in a recent interview with Vogue why he doesn’t cast trans or plus-size models in the Victoria’s Secret fashion show.
Razek commented on how trans and plus sized women do not represent “fantasy”.
Honoree, Victoria’s Secret CEO, Jan Singer attends the 2018 Outstanding Mother Awards at The Pierre Hotel, in New York
2018 Outstanding Mother Awards, New York, USA – 11 May 2018
“Shouldn’t you have transsexuals in the show? No. No, I don’t think we should. Well, why not? Because the show is a fantasy,” he said. “It’s a 42-minute entertainment special. That’s what it is.”
“If you’re asking if we’ve considered putting a transgender model in the show or looked at putting a plus-size model in the show, we have. We invented the plus-size model show in what was our sister division, Lane Bryant. Lane Bryant still sells plus-size lingerie, but it sells a specific range, just like every specialty retailer in the world sells a range of clothing. As do we. We market to who we sell to, and we don’t market to the whole world. We attempted to do a television special for plus-sizes [in 2000]. No one had any interest in it, still don’t.”
Razek later apologized for his remarks in a statement shared via Victoria’s Secret’s Twitter account.
