Competitor ThirdLove has some choice words for Victoria\u2019s Secret, and they aren\u2019t pulling any punches.<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re done with pretending certain sizes don\u2019t exist or aren\u2019t important enough to serve,\u201d says ThirdLove founder Heidi Zak in an open letter to Victoria\u2019s Secret. <\/span><\/p>\n Victoria’s (real) Secret, she\u2019s transphobic and fatphobic. #CancelVS<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/GMHujJ8RRJ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Blair Imani (@BlairImani) 9 November 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n In the interview, Razek fiercely defended the Victoria\u2019s Secret brand on why they don\u2019t include transgender or plus size models. He also took a shot at competitor ThirdLove: \u201cWe\u2019re nobody\u2019s third love. We\u2019re their first love.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n A relatively young start-up, many people may not have heard of ThirdLove until the interview. But in a scathing response, ThirdLove founder Heidi Zak sent Victoria\u2019s Secret an open letter via the front page of The New York Times.<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BqVS-aTlvIt\/<\/p>\n Zak opens her letter by calling attention to the \u201cdemeaning\u201d comments Razek made to <\/span>Vogue<\/span><\/i>. She then goes on to say, \u201cYou market to men and sell a male fantasy to women. But at ThirdLove, we think beyond, as you said, a \u201842-minute entertainment special.\u2019 Your show may be a \u2018fantasy\u2019 but we live in reality.\u201d And for ThirdLove, their reality is that women come in all shapes and sizes and backgrounds.<\/span><\/p>\n In a statement sent to Voice of London<\/em>, Zak said, \u201cI felt like it was the right moment to respond to Ed\u2019s comments about ThirdLove directly and to demand more from Victoria\u2019s Secret. It\u2019s the year 2018 and I believe women deserve to be treated and marketed to in a more authentic, realistic way. My hope is this year is the last one for the fashion show — that enough public pressure will be placed on VS to make some real and meaningful changes to their organization and to the messages they are sending to women everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n And ThirdLove\u2019s response has had an impact. Twitter users have been echoing ThirdLove\u2019s sentiments while also calling to <\/span>#cancelVS<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n I won\u2019t go back to VS. I started purchasing your bras over a year ago and have been very pleased. I don\u2019t need someone telling me what sexy is, thanks. I just want quality product from good people who listen\u2014like @ThirdLove<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jen\ud83d\udcce Wysokowski (@KnitterJen) 19 November 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Time\u2019s up on this \u201cfantasy.\u201d \u201cSexy\u201d should not be defined by a Victoria\u2019s Secret exec. who believes that it only applies to a narrow segment of the population… may this public letter from @ThirdLove<\/a> be the final pink nail. $lb<\/a> \ud83d\udc4b @heidizaks<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/UILoiFG9fI<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Evelyn Rusli (@EvelynRusli) 18 November 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n However it\u2019s not just ThirdLove that\u2019s had enough of Victoria\u2019s Secret. Several notable transgender women have spoken up about Razek\u2019s comments as well. American TV personality <\/span>Carmen Carrera<\/span><\/a> went to Twitter simply to ask Victoria\u2019s Secret: \u201cWhy do you hate me so much?\u201d YouTuber Gigi Gorgeous also took to Twitter to express her distaste.<\/span><\/p>\n Devastated (and also disgusted) seeing all the articles I woke up to today about @victoriassecret<\/a> explaining why they don\u2019t use transgender or plus size girls in their shows.. Even typing this a stupid JOKE. pic.twitter.com\/pDpO66EoUD<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Gigi (@TheGigiGorgeous) 10 November 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Since the initial <\/span>Vogue<\/span><\/i> interview and ThirdLove\u2019s response, Ed Razek has since apologised for his comments admitting that they \u201ccame across as insensitive.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Please read this important message from Ed Razek, Chief Marketing Officer, L Brands (parent company of Victoria\u2019s Secret). pic.twitter.com\/CW8BztmOaM<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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