Vicki B. Tries Her Hand At Fashion Design … Again
After trying her luck in the designer jeans game (to questionable success), Victoria Beckham is about to embark on a new career in fashion that has her designing dresses. Women’s Wear Daily was able to preview Vicki B’s new dress collection, which will be fully (altho, privately) unveiled at New York Fashion Week this week and here is our first look at two of her signature pieces:
Victoria Beckham’s first dress collection stays true to her style. The line, previewed exclusively to WWD, clearly follows the former Spice Girl’s fashion mantra. The 10 looks are tailored to the body, made with fabrics such as basket-weave cotton, fine gazar and georgette silks and have touches of Indian embroidery and hand-sewn beading. “The collection was inspired by the femininity and sophistication of the midcentury silhouette,” Beckham explained. “I’ve always been drawn to intricate, seam-detailed designs, as their structure enhances the flattering shape of a woman’s silhouette.” … “I like to focus on the posture of a woman and how she holds herself, which led me to incorporate features such as modern corsetry and grosgrain details,” she said. “All corsetry is made for comfort and support with the finest materials, and, in addition, there are finer grosgrain belts that are incorporated into the line of the softer constructed dresses to give this effect in a more subtle way, thus enabling women of all sizes to wear my dresses to create a magnificent silhouette.” After launching her dVb label with jeans and sunglasses, the dress collection is the third fashion extension for Beckham … The label will say both Victoria Beckham and dVb, and the collection is priced between $600 and $1,400 at wholesale. The collection will be unveiled during private appointments next week. Company executives declined to give sales projections for the line, which targets distribution to upscale department and specialty stores. “Dresses are very signature for me, as I have always dressed in a very feminine and ladylike manner,” Beckham said. “This collection may be new, but it’s been a lifetime in the making for me.”
I mean, the dresses look like something that VB would wear so, I guess she’s on the right track. I dunno, with young whipper-snappers like Lauren Conrad and even Heidi Montag getting themselves into the design game I think VB needs to watch her back. Granted, these dresses are more high end and are more sophisticated … but I don’t understand how a woman who wants to spent a nice chunk of change on a dress would choose to do so for a Vicki B. design rather than, say, a Diane von Furstenberg design. Anyone?
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September 7th, 2008 at 9:57 am
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September 7th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Well the model looks *thrilled* :P
September 7th, 2008 at 10:13 am
[...] It’s Trent, Bitch! placed an observative post today on Vicki B. Tries Her Hand At Fashion Design â
September 7th, 2008 at 10:26 am
well of course the models are thrilled, they are wearing a collection made by a robot
September 7th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Just looks like something she’d wear, which when you think about it is not designed by her. So in reality, her “collection” is really a rip-off.
September 7th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Cool and amazing. She looks so beautiful. BTW, She has a nice profile with hot pics on a single’s club named ‘ri ch k iss . co m’. She’s attractive, sexy and popular there. Is she playing or serious?
September 7th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Trent - can’t you delete these FAKE comments (see above) that are just ‘plant’ ads for dating websites???
September 7th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
I would buy her dresses! - Think what you like about Victoria, but she know’s fashion. Comparing her designs to L.C’s and Heidi’s is a tad insulting! She has a more upmarket brand and target market. Her market is not a California teen! The only reason the jeans thing lost it’s way is because she teamed up with a group of people. Victoria needs to be an independent designer!