Victoria Secret History

by Laura on November 25, 2011

in Victoria Secret

Roy Raymond

Roy Raymond - Victoria's Secret founder

Victoria’s Secret has a really interesting history. You may already know that Victoria’s Secret was started by Roy Raymond, a business man in San Francisco, CA, but the cool thing is back in 1977, Roy wanted to buy lingerie for his wife but he was embarrassed to do so, like many men do :) . From that experience, he then opened Victoria’s Secret for the male audience creating a comfortable environment for males to shop bras and panties for their women. That’s pretty cool.

Leslie Wexner

Leslie Wexner - current owner of Victoria's Secret

The company quickly expanded to six stores and Ray sold the company five years later to Leslie Wexner, the creator of Limited Brands Corporation. Under Leslie’s command, Victoria’s Secret kept expanding quickly and is now a leading retailer in women’s wear, lingerie, and beauty products. I also love to watch the Victoria’s Secret fashion show!

I still wonder why Roy Raymond named the company: Victoria’s Secret :)  If you happen to know this, please let me know through the comment section below.  Take care.

Reference:

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria’s_Secret

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