NYFW: Victora Beckham (You Know You’re Curious)

She sings, she dances! She rears children, she marries hot football stars, she has a snarky wit! She makes sunglasses and jeans… and now dresses!

Honestly, I expected to be totally bored by Victoria Beckham’s collection, I really did. I expected to read the reviews and giggle while thinking “Ohhh, who didn’t see this coming…” I fully readied myself to push through potential boredom and finish thoughtfully looking through a collection of blah.

And I was totally, totally wrong. Okay, like 85% wrong.

I definitely wasn’t blown off my seat by Ms. Beckham’s collection of dresses and seperates. Skipping the runway, she held appointment-only viewing sessions in the Waldorf Towers yesterday. And when I say “collection of dresses”, I mean it. You won’t find a shirt, skirt or pant in the bunch.

Overall, I liked the collection. The woman is obviously frightened by the idea of “pattern” and really enjoys the 1940’s aesthetic. I decided that this collection was best fit for a prohibition-era female super-villain. Slinky, but powerful. Covered, but also…not. Sensible, but extremely daring.

150% super villain ball gown. C’mon… It’s so true!

This is THE hemline of the collection. There were a couple shorter mod shifts, but this just-below-the-knee is what Ms. Beckham, herself, wears… So why wouldn’t it be the predominant hemline? This is all about Posh Spice’s infatuation with her own sense of style.

I adore how the shoulders extend out of the body-line on this… It’s very futuristic, but anachronistic at the same time.

Hey, deja vu! How fun.

Here’s one of the aforementioned shifts. I like it, but it’s literally the same pattern as 3 other dresses in the line… I understand the feeling of “Oh, I love that, but wish it were in a different color!”, but VB doesn’t seem like the “people pleasing” type of gal when it comes to fashion, so what gives?

See the rest of the collection here.

xoxo.

Probably watching Netflix.