The Victoria's Secret brand is also suffering under the #MeToo movement. Yesterday an open letter was posted online directed at the brand's CEP John Mehas and it has already been signed by over 100 models. In the past weeks the media has been talking about allegations of sexual assault, alleged rape and sex-trafficking of models and aspiring models.
Among other things, the Victoria's Secret models want the company to "take meaningful action to protect its talent and those who aspire to work with the company."
Specifically, the models want the company to sign up for "The RESPECT Program," a Model Alliance-designed anti-sexual harassment scheme that demands signatory companies require their employees, agents, vendors, photographers and other contractors to "follow a code of conduct that protects everyone’s safety on the job, and reduces models’ vulnerability to mistreatment."