It was then that he also met Jeffrey Epstein through their mutual acquaintances, insurance executive Robert Meister and his wife.
#VICTORIA SECRET ANGELS SERIES#
(Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis/Getty Images)īy the mid-1980s, Wexner established himself as a retail tycoon with Victoria's Secret and a series of women's clothing stores called The Limited. Jeffrey Epstein in Cambridge, Mass., in 2004. And so, I said, 'I wonder why no one's done that?'"
All of the women I know would like to wear lingerie all of the time.' And I'm just driving, driving down the highway, laughing my butt off and thinking what a funny thought that is. And I remember saying, 'Every woman I know wears underwear, most of the time. I was driving to Dayton and I was thinking about what other businesses I could start. In an old broadcast clip featured in the docuseries, Wexner gleefully explained his early fascination with the lingerie business: It was never revealed why Roy had his doubts but perhaps, it was because of Wexner's ongoing obsession with sexy women's undergarments and his perception of what women want. "When I met him, it was as if he met the devil," Wexner recounts. At that time, however, the pair was unable to agree on a deal as Roy was quite skeptical of Wexner. Wexner, who had been keen on investing in the lingerie industry, first approached Roy in the early 1980s.
In 1982, just five years after its inception, Victoria's Secret was on the brink of bankruptcy and consequently, sold to the brand to Les Wexner for $1 million. They created a catalog, through which ordering by mail allowed for remote purchases. Victoria's Secret was actually founded by Roy and Gaye Raymond, a married couple who sought to help men feel more comfortable while lingerie shopping for their wives. I "Victoria's Secret: Angels and Demons" (Hulu)
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