WWD: Savvy Spice, as Victoria Beckham could now be called, is continuing on her deliberate, practical route to the distinction of "serious designer." Thus, her seasonal research occurs close to home: "What do I want to wear? That’s always the final test," Beckham said during an appointment at the Hosfelt Gallery. And if her "I am Everywoman" mantra glorifies even the most well-toned, well-heeled gal next door, Beckham’s point is well taken. As a customer, she wants to know she can rely on key resources for familiar, flattering silhouettes season after season; hence spring’s continuation of ultracurvy, corset-based dresses, now delivered with contrast banding and a strong shoulder. ("It gives the illusion of a smaller waist," she said.) Yet as a designer Beckham wants to stretch, and as businesswoman, to instill enough consumer trust for her faithful to try something new. That element turns up for spring in full-skirted, more girlish shapes (one such dress, in open-work lace shown over a bandeau and briefs, will be shipped with a tube dress underpinning). As a bigger surprise, she offered a pair of beautifully draped dresses in a bold, painterly print, one in georgette, the other duchess satin. Earth-shattering? Perhaps not. But a lovely, glamorous lineup to appeal to women who live on the real side of chic — absolutelyA tweet from T Magazine’s women’s fashion director Anne Christensen: “Victoria Beckham’s slim, structured 1940s-influenced dresses with exposed zippers are very sexy and not for the faint of heart!”
A Tweet from The Guardian's Helen Seamons: "Victoria Beckham's 3rd collection is beautiful. The lady herself talked us through the finer details of her very slick and elegant outfits...highlights include a spraypaint print, floor length red gown and french lace "modern twinset dress"
