I really liked this book. The research is clear, and the examination of Victoria's Secret, its influence on the fashion industry, and the pressures on women is fascinating. I found this book to be educational and also showed so much of the underlying issues in the fashion industry

Selling Sexy by Lauren Sherman and Chantal Fernandez is a well researched, well written book on the origins of retail sales in the US to the start of Victoria’s Secret to the current state of the business. This book delves deeply into the lives of the leaders of the organization with particular emphasis on Les Wexner the long time CEO.

The authors are journalists and experts in the fashion industry. I really appreciated the vast amount of research that went into writing this book as well as the authors’ ability to share the information in an informative and unbiased way. The book covers the way Victoria Secret’s models were treated, the relationship between Wexner and Henry Epstein as well as how Victoria’s Secret impacted millennials throughout their coming of age. I learned a lot reading this book and highly recommend the book. After reading this book I will not shop at Victoria’s Secret but I invite readers to come to their own educated view by reading this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Henry Holt & Company for an advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.