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She may be wearing them figuratively, but the Victoria Beckham woman isn’t one for trousers. ”It’s all dresses. No separates,” the designer told i-D after her Victoria, Victoria Beckham AW13 show in New York on Tuesday afternoon, her 6-month-old daughter on one arm. “There’s so many busy women out there, and I think it’s great to have clothes that you don’t have to think too much about. You know they look great, you get in, you zip up, and you go.” For a collection that cited androgyny as a point of departure, making it all about dresses was pretty daring. These days, of course, Beckham doesn’t need to play it safe, and it was a fact reflected throughout the collection. From the tailored grey blazer-like felt dress that opened the show to a demure black sleeveless dress styled with a white shirt underneath, the collection abandoned the girliness, which initially characterised parts of Beckham’s aesthetic and replaced it with a more powerful vibe. “I don’t know if I want to be her, or if I want to be friends with her,” Victoria said of her wearer backstage, noting how the success of the diffusion line has enabled her to develop fabrics in-house, as well as hats and jewellery. “Texture has been really important this season, for both collections. And as the collections evolve it really allows me to focus and push each one in different directions, but really for the same woman,” she said. With her impending move to the continent, could Beckham’s clean-cut aesthetic be in for a directional change, too? “I get influenced from everywhere I go. It’s been great for me being back in England. I really miss America – I love America and it’s great to be back – but I’m really excited to go to Paris. We’re excited as a family,” Victoria said.
Text: Anders Christian Madsen
Photography: Mitchell Sams
