Victoria’s Secret 2010 Fashion Show, B+

Famous lingerie company Victoria's Secret is over-the-top and tacky — and knows it. The company's highly anticipated 2010 fashion show showed off its bevy of nubile models and "sexy" clothing designs, in a glitzy, sequined spectacle. The result? A guilty pleasure, as usual. The show opened with model/dancers on a carousel, out of which Adriana Lima, sporting a Carmen-as-a-porn-star ensemble, appeared. Lima, arguably the leader of the VS models — known affectionately as "Angels" — quickly warmed up the crowd. She was followed by an array of models in "tough" outfits — lingerie covered with rhinestone shoulder pads, spiked heels and the like.

To divert the crowd from set changes, pop star Katy Perry performed her song "Firework," decked out in a lavender bubble dress with an antler-like headpiece. Perry, accompanied by tuxedo-clad backup dancers, was surprisingly likeable.

The Angels soon returned wearing athletic-wear-inspired outfits. A humorous touch was the selection of background male performers, doing a Soviet-gymnast-inspired dance routine. Akon led the "Heavenly Bodies" segment, performing the song "Angel" as the models strutted past. Lima, proving she is VS' real star, wore a $2 million diamond-encrusted bra known as the "Bombshell Fantasy Bra." It is the second time the company has asked her to wear the piece. "Wild Things" proved to be an interesting follow-up, with lots of black feathers and animal print ensembles. A pseudo haka, a traditional Maori war dance, was performed by male dancers. Another clever touch was an outfit donned by Liu Wen, inspired by the suggestive body paint worn by Patricia Velasquez in 1999's The Mummy.

Katy Perry closed the show, singing a medley of her hits to the segment, "VS PINK." Her fetishized, girlish sexuality matched the strangely juvenile outfits worn by the Angels, including long johns, frilly sweaters and rainbow panties. The show would have worked better had the "Wild Things" and "VS PINK" segments been reversed. Nevertheless, Victoria's Secret still put on a great, tongue-in-cheek show.