dVb

Where do I start? I don't find her particularly beautiful, intelligent or talented. And before you think that I am a being an awful person jealous of another's success, can I just say she admitted herself that she "isn't that good at anything". So how did Victoria Adams / Posh Spice become Mrs. Victoria Beckham and one of fashion's "It" girl? 

Epic Fail

As a teeny bopper over ten years ago, the Spice Girls were always on repeat as I danced to their songs getting ready for school. Individually none of them are outstanding singers but together they gave young girls something to relate to. You had to either be Posh, Scary, Sporty, Ginger or Baby. (I was "Baby"...most probably because of my chubby face) but they took the world by storm and are the best-selling girl group of all time.

Sadly, when the five girls decided to go their separate ways a solo singing career was doomed from the start. And boy did Victoria Beckham fail as a singer. But somehow she battled through the extramarital affairs soccer superstar husband David was having with Ms Loos, moved countries to support her husband's career, attended a million and one fashion shows, write a book, have three kids and still look like a stick. 

When I first read an article on her success, I had to agree. There is nothing so outstanding about her yet she has immense public appeal. When I see her in magazines, I just think, gee it's a stick figure all dolled up in crazy heels. Her lack of talents make her rather ordinary, really. And it's because of this "ordinary" that embodies a young girl's fantasy of finding prince charming, become famous and Voila! You're in Hollywood. But no matter how ordinary, credit goes to her for building the dVb brand. Just seeing "dVb" itself is like it was meant to be...meant to be strewn on billboards, magazines and the back pockets of Victoria's denim line. 

Showing off her tiny little waist and her dVb denim line

So while Victoria Beckham continues strutting down Fifth Avenue with a Birkin in one hand and David in the other, she is a living success of what many of us dream of (maybe not quite to the same extent...but somewhere up there would be nice).

Let me take this opportunity to introduce to you Victoria's book, "That Extra Half An Inch". It's great! Greater for those living in the UK or US though because we don't have a lot of the labels she talks about here but the advice is still priceless. For those of us who can't quite afford a personal shopper...this book is what you should be having in your handbag when you hit the stores :)

Highly recommended!