I thought it could be a good idea to share with you a few ideas on who I consider as my stile icons, which to me means women non only with a great sense of fashion, but also with great attitude towards tjeir job, their family…well, towards life!
Among these, the most important is Victoria Beckham, who’s a great source of inspiration for me, as well as a reference to check out trends and paths in fashion industry.
Since Spice Girls days she has been a true window to fashion world (who of you girls has never dreamt even for a day of being one of them??!!): while the other girls used to wear outfits with crazy patterns and sky high wedges, VickyB used to show off amazing saldals and micro LBD…that was such a joy for the eyes!!
During the years, after overcoming the “girl power” experience, she found the way to re-invent herself as a fashion-eater before and later as a real trendsetter, finally becoming a business woman in fashion industry: she has been playing many roles, from jet set wag all about luxury shopping and botox, to fashion victim only concerned about appearance rather than substance…
Beyond all the criticisms that her glitz lifestyle provokes, I think Victoria is first off all a woman with such a strong sense of family: despite all the troubles her husband caused her, she knew how to move on without losing her reputation, keeping her family tight, this way acquiring a huge image of woman before star.
Also, she’s a woman who can fight and persevere to reach her goals: a few years ago media strongly attacked her when she decided to move to Los Angeles to follow success in the USA…gossip websites and magazines were full of rumors about Hollywood being quite contrary to her arrival, but time was on her side and today also in the USA she has became a real source of inspiration for many women and has finally entered the golden fortress that is Hollywood.
In my opinion, the extra inch that makes her special is her extreme taste in choosing designers and items, but also her ability to create her image: two years ago, how many women went to their hairstylist asking for the Victoria Beckham bob haircut??? Me first!
The essential strongholds of Victoria Beckham style are 4:
Bags: every outfit she shows off is always completed by the right bag, which can be used to complete and recall the mood of the outfit, or give the look some extra craziness in order to make a quite basic outfit more precious. Among her favourites, Birkin and Kelly…
Shoes: a few years ago, in her American reality TV show Victoria said that she truly can walk only in high heeled shoes and that her feet don’t know the way to get into a pair of plats or flip flops! Well, shoes are the other complement of her outfits, with ever present sky high heels and outrageous details. Her favourites? Louboutin and YSL…
Shades: during the years, they have become an important part of her image, but also a source of income since she started her own shades’ collection. Shapes are always oversize and lenses are always very dark, in order to avoid every eye contact with the world (in her own words!). In fact, every diva has her shades…
Lines: beyond the single items that make her outfits, the complete look is always created to underline an wrap her hips, to exalt her legs and décolleté, also when clothes cover most of her body…Through the years there has been a real evolution in her style, starting from the “wag style” of post Spice Girls era, to reach a more mature look which often gets inspiration from New York ladies, other times fro jet set California girls, without losing great coherence and balance.
I’m presenting you two outfits I created with inspiration from Victoria Beckham style…
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