How Much Do the Angel Wings Weigh & More Victoria's Secret Show Facts
Kylie Jenner Makes VS Fashion Show Appearance with Support From Timothée Chalamet, Kris Jenner
No doubt Kylie Jenner was doing amazing, sweetie, as she made her Victoria's Secret Fashion Show debut in the brand's iconic $50 million diamond-studded bra.
But props should also be given to the 15 artisans who took on the task of ensuring the 29-year-old could literally rise and then shine at the Oct. 18 event.
Before the Kylie Cosmetics founder could get her f--king ass up and work the runway inside Sony Pictures Studios in Los Angeles—as boyfriend Timothée Chalamet and mom Kris Jenner screamed from the front row—those 15 skilled craftspeople spent upwards of 1,000 hours carefully placing 4,410 natural diamonds from Jacob & Co. including the literal crown jewel: The $22 million 75.54-carat natural fancy vivid yellow diamond.
And while those stats that make up the brand's most valuable Fantasy Bra ever are wild, they're trumped by another number: 41, as in the days Barbara Palvin had between welcoming daughter Sylvie with husband Dylan Sprouse and strutting down a runway in lingerie.
It's a feat that left her spouse floored.
"I don't know where she finds the energy," Sprouse marveled to E! News. "I'm a tired guy all the time, and obviously having a newborn makes you more tired. Barbara's just up and in super mom mode, and now she's walking the show. I'm like, 'Where does it come from?'"
The way he sees it, "Some people are just better than other people."
But for Palvin, 33, it was just another day at the office.
"I'm going to be six weeks postpartum tomorrow, which I think in the U.S. most people have to go back after six weeks," the Hungary-bred stunner detailed to People. "So it's not that big of a deal."
And despite the late nights and endless feedings, "I'm feeling great," she noted. "I think it’s very empowering that the Victoria's Secret team is having me at the show and we’re supporting women."
To keep the celebration going, we're going to let you in on a few more of the brand's, well, secrets, detailing everything from the literal weight of those wings to the hours they take to create. Allow us to run the numbers.
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40(ish) Pounds
Jasmine Tookes may have made light work of the task, but she wasn't exaggerating when she dubbed the fringed wings she wore at the 2026 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show "so heavy." In 2024, Victoria's Secret revealed that their heaviest-ever wings to date weighed in at 40 pounds.
Though Bella Hadid estimated the following year that her oversized set tipped the scales even further. "OK we're going to pretend these wings weren't 50 pounds," she shared in an Instagram Story, "but HOW BEAUTIFUL."
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400 Hours
Before the brand's angel can truly take flight, artisans spend literal days meticulously crafting each set of wings.
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41 Days
That's how long Barbara Palvin had to ready herself for her 2026 runway walk after she and husband Dylan Sprouse welcomed daughter Sylvie in September.
As he put it to E! News ahead of the show, "Some people are just better than other people. I'm extremely proud of my wife."
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Four Weeks
Admittedly, the Hungary-bred model had even less time to prep for the 2025 show after breaking her foot. "The adrenaline's gonna kick on and she's gonna walk just fine, but I am nervous at the same time for her," Sprouse admitted to E! News. Because someone has to be.
"She's very nonchalant about everything," the actor acknowledged. "She's just like, 'Ah, well, today's the day.' I'm like, 'But you've trained for months. Don't you get stage fright?'"
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30-Plus Musicians
The dozens of hit-making stars that have taken to the Victoria's Secret runway includes Tate McRae, Halsey, Kelsea Ballerini, Shawn Mendes and Taylor Swift.
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75.54 Carats
Though the $50 million Fantasy Bra that Kylie Jenner donned at the 2026 show—returning for the first time since 2018—was made up of 4,410 natural Jacob & Co. diamonds it was the more than 75-carat yellow stunner dangling from the center that truly allowed the cosmetics mogul to rise and shine.
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100 Minutes
The true secret behind the lingerie giant's fashion show is how much work the models put in before stripping down. Though Candice Swanepoel told Vogue in 2013 that her "lead-up to the show changes every year," for that go-round she committed to regular boxing, yoga, Pilates, cardio and other strength sessions with longtime trainer Justin Gelband.
Said the stunner, "On the whole, 100 minutes of nonstop action every other day does me well!"
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