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| | Victoria Beckham 'wants an empire,' considers herself American minded | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The New York Times profiled Victoria Beckham for its T-magazine offshoot, and the results are mildly surprising. The photoshoot, such as it is, is made up of two laid-back photos of Victoria working from home. Of course, the journo freely admits to watching the entire (highly strategic) setup of the Coke and Pepsi cans in the background but says Victoria cheekily resisted putting grapes in the “office” photo by saying, “We don’t want anyone to know I eat. Why ruin that?” She has such a wicked sense of humor.
What struck me most about the interview is that the NYT reporter initially mistook Victoria, who was wearing jeans, a t-shirt, no shoes, and a messy ponytail, for a nanny because she looked so relaxed and was playing with Harper. Little Harper was around for most of the interview until Victoria put her down for a nap. What follows is a rather endearing talk with the former Posh Spice about her work, David, and her children:
Her unyielding ambition: “I want to reach as many women throughout the world as I can. There are more categories that I want to enter into. I have five categories at the moment. But at some point I would love to do shoes, I would love to do fragrance, I would love to do makeup, I would like to do underwear. There are so many things I want to do. I want to get bigger and bigger. I absolutely want an empire.”
She already misses Los Angeles: “I am very career minded, and I think my personality is more suited to America. I am a working mum.”
David does the cooking? “Yes, he’s really good.” When David was playing soccer in Italy a few years ago, she explained, the family was living in L.A., and he was left alone on his days off. “So he decided to go to culinary school.”
The kids are (relatively) normal: “We have what I consider to be normal birthday parties. I’ve been to parties in L.A. that are mind-blowing. I mean, quite literally mind-blowing. People get cellphones in the party bag, that sort of thing. Fabulous, fabulous parties. Ours aren’t like that. They are normal kids’ parties. We’ll have a bouncy castle, a face painter.”
She wants to look natural in magazines: “Normally in a fashion shoot you?d be plastered in makeup, in amazing clothes. I find it embarrassing when you don?t look like yourself, when you?ve had tons of retouching. I don’t want to be made to look like I?m 25. I?m 39. I don?t have any issues with my age.”
Why doesn’t she smile more often? “I dunno. I smile in family pictures. When you?re in a position to be paparazzi-ed just walking down the street, you’d look a little daft if you were smiling all the time.” (Apparently, the eternally sunny-seeming Kate Middleton never got that particular memo).
On brand Beckham “You know, we don?t look at it as a big brand. It is, but it happened very, very naturally. It seems that now everybody wants to make a brand; everybody wants to build a brand. Ours happened very organically. The most important thing is each other and the children.”
Why she became a designer: “I just wanted to create beautiful clothes, good quality clothes I wanted to wear myself. And then I wanted to create handbags, because I couldn?t find the right handbag that I wanted to carry. Then I couldn?t find the right sunglasses, so I decided to make my own sunglasses.”
[From NYT T magazine]
Victoria really has come a long way, baby. I remember years ago when she had massive boob implants, dressed like a total chav, and fit right in with the soccer WAGs. Back then, there were even rumors that a lot of designers were offended that she’d wear their clothing in public, but there was nothing that they could do about it since she purchased the clothing. Of course, that could have just been some really mean and untrue gossip, but whatever the case, Victoria has had the last laugh.
Here’s some proof that Victoria really is hands-on with her kids. She’s got all four of them minding their manners at LAX in early June in these photos. Sure, Victoria looks utterly ridiculous walking around in platform sandals while carrying little Harper, but otherwise, she’s a pretty normal mom. Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz obviously adore her, and they all seem like really good kids.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and NYT
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| | Victoria Beckham's glamorous nights: 'I?d rather work or pluck my eyebrows' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Victoria Beckham covers the September issue of Vogue Australia. Thoughts on the cover? I?m not opposed to a heavy, dark eye and I understand how it?s popular these days to pair a dark eye with a nude lip, but the combination on Victoria seems? weird. Corpsey. I just want a touch more color on her lips. But I guess it?s sort of funny that Victoria gets the cover of every single international edition of Vogue but she will never, ever get the American Vogue cover. Sigh? poor Posh. Anyway, the interview excerpts are rather charming. Victoria goes out of her way to de-glamourize her image as a jet-setting fashionista:
She is known as one of the world’s most flawless stars who is barely ever seen without perfect make-up or with a hair out of place, but Victoria Beckham claims she isn’t always so glamorous. Instead of heading to a Hollywood hotspot or a five star restaurant at night, the mother-of-four claims she would prefer to relax at home like any other tired parent.
‘Honestly, once the children are in bed I?d rather work or shove on a face pack and pluck my eyebrows,’ revealed the 39-year-old as she appeared in her 10th Vogue magazine issue.
‘By the time Brooklyn?s finally gone to bed, it?s all I?m fit for. Really, we?re much more normal than people think,’ David Beckham’s wife of 14 years told Australian Vogue when she posed on the cover of the September issue.
The former Spice Girl and mother to Brooklyn, 14, Romeo, 10, Cruz, eight, and Harper, two, is more interested in spending time with her husband and kids than anything else, especially now that the famous footballer has retired.
‘We?re all so proud of David,’ said Victoria. ‘Having supported him at clubs all over the world for the past 15 years and seen how he has been an inspiration not just to me and the children but also to millions of people, we are now just really excited at the prospect of spending more time as a family.’
After playing the sport professionally since the age of 17 for clubs in England, America and France, the 38-year-old hung up his boots for good in May. While David is now a man of leisure, the pop star turned designer has kept herself busy carving her own fashionable career. However, she admitted that she suffered from a bad case of stage fright when she presented her first collection to critics.
‘Everyone would file in and act so inscrutable. I?d think: “Um, did anyone like it?” No-one would say anything, so I?d just gabble to fill the embarrassing silences ? even to the Japanese, who didn?t understand a word I was saying,’ she told Vogue Australia.
[From The Mail]
I have those days too, and I?m not even a mother. Most nights, I only have the energy to watch Rachel Maddow and pluck my eyebrows. That?s my idea of an exciting night. Of course, I would think of some better things to do if I was in bed with David Beckham every night. Damn, Posh!
Photos courtesy of Vogue Australia.
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| | Victoria Beckham: As a mother, I 'feel guilty every time I go to work' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Victoria Beckham covers the August issue of Vogue China, and she looks like a delicate little … China doll. Over the past decade or so, I’ve always thought that Victoria seems incredibly fragile from a physical standpoint as she is not naturally thin but appears to deprive herself by looking at a cake and choosing to eat a celebratory fruit plate even on special occasions such as birthdays. I honestly don’t mean to knock ultra-skinny people at all, but Victoria always looks so hungry and full of self deprivation, and this cover is no exception. I love her sarcastic, witty personality, but I worry about Posh. For real.
While the bustier shot on the cover isn’t very flattering, Victoria fares better in the editorial, which is rather subtle and photographed by Josh Olins. This black coat is rather gorgeous, isn’t it? That’s my favorite shot of the bunch. The interview isn’t anything special and mostly involves VB talking about her work-induced guilt as a mother of four. Victoria has talked about this subject very recently in terms of balancing work and motherhood, but I suspect that it weighs very heavily on her mind especially after giving birth to little Harper Seven:
On staying on top: “When you are successful, the hardest thing is maintaining that level of success, so you work harder to maintain what you have achieved.”
Working motherhood is tough: “It’s a huge juggling act, when you are a working mother and looking after your family. Millions and millions of women around the world are doing this every day, but it’s not easy and yes, you feel guilty every time you walk out of the door to go to work.”
But it’s all worth it: “I have been in the limelight for over 20 years. I am not on an ego trip; empowering women and making them feel sexy and great when they wear my clothes means more than thousands of people clapping. Empowering women is what makes me feel good.”
She’s a China girl: “I love China. The women really understand fashion and I can honestly say the women who come to my events are some of the most beautiful women I have ever seen. They have remarkable bodies and are happy and positive and I love that. I think they know what looks good, how to accessorise and have beautiful hair and flawless skin.”
[From Vogue China]
I suspect that, at this stage in the fashion game, Victoria could get away with a hefty amount of delegation, but she enjoys maintaining a high level of control over her empire. And that’s fine. She and David appear to be very close to their children, and David won’t be away nearly as much from the family now that he’s officially retired from professional soccer. Now it’s Victoria’s time to shine, but I understand her working-mom guilt completely.
By the way, is anyone else wondering what Victoria means by the “remarkable bodies” of women in China? I think she meant to say, “petite.”
Photos courtesy of Vogue China
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| | Victoria Beckham: School Duty in London | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Taking care of her motherly responsibilities, Victoria Beckham showed up at her son Cruz?s school in London, England today (July 5).
Joined by her adorable daughter Harper, the former Spice Girl looked city chic in a black hat, black leather jacket, and black top/trousers with a red, white, and blue belt.
Earlier in the week Victoria and her husband David Beckham both attended a sports day event for parents at their boys? school, and Golden Balls showed up all the other dads.
An eyewitness told press, ?They were like just any other mom and dad. But Becks easily won the race. He beat the other dads by miles. He sprinted to the end in no time at all and left the other less fit dads way behind."
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| | Duchess Kate spent Father's Day in Berkshire, taking her dad out to eat: adorable' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I didn?t realize that the UK celebrates Father?s Day the same day that Americans celebrate it. The UK Mother?s Day is different, isn?t it? Was the Father?s Day thing just a fluke this year? Anyway, I was wondering yesterday why Prince William and Harry were playing polo while Duchess Kate was nowhere to be seen on Sunday. As it turns out, she was celebrating Father?s Day with her dad Michael. Which is sweet:
Before her husband becomes a father, Kate Middleton spent Father’s Day with her dad, Michael Middleton, a source tells Us Weekly. The pregnant Duchess of Cambridge, 31, who is expecting her first child with Prince William on July 11, enjoyed a little quality time with her father in her hometown of Bucklebury, Berkshire on Sunday, June 16.
An insider tells Us that the father-daughter duo went out to lunch together “at a local restaurant.” It’s unclear if Middleton’s siblings, Pippa, 29, and James, 26, or mother Carole joined them on the low-key holiday outing. William, meanwhile, spent Father’s Day competing against brother Prince Harry at the Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club Charity Cup in Tetbury, England.
On June 15, Middleton made her last royal appearance before her baby arrives at the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London. Ahead of her 26 weeks of maternity leave, the royal mom-to-be was glowing in a pale Pink Alexander McQueen coat.
Middleton and William, 30, are now focused on preparing for the arrival of their little one.
“They’re both so excited and have so many questions,” a Middleton family source told Us of the royal couple. “They want to know what the baby will look like and who it will take after.”
While William wraps up his Royal Air Force duties in Anglesey, Wales, Middleton is splitting her time between their Welsh home and London’s Nottingham Cottage, where the baby will live before the September move to Apartment 1A of London’s Kensington Palace. “Catherine wants to be near William in the final weeks,” a source tells Us. “It’s important to her.”
[From Us Weekly]
I?m very interested in seeing who the baby takes after too. If the baby is a ginger? well, it was foretold. BY ME. I do wonder if the baby will be a blonde ? William was super-blonde (like, white-blonde) when he was a baby. We?ll see. As for Kate and Michael Middleton going out for a low-key meal on Father?s Day? as I said, I find that cute. I have a lot of shade to throw at Carole Middleton (she really does seem like the British version of Kris Jenner), but Michael seems like a nice man and a loving father.
Meanwhile, Kate was named #1 on yet another ridiculous list. This list was done by some random style site in the UK, and Duchess Kate was named the #1 Modern Day Style Icon. She came out ahead of (in descending order) Victoria Beckham, Cheryl Cole, Kate Moss, Kelly Brook, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Zooey Deschanel, Amy Childs and Cara Delevingne. Because that list isn?t at all random and ridiculous. There?s also a list for ?Icons of All Time? in which Audrey Hepburn was #1 and Princess Diana was #2. Ugh. You can read more here.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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Traveling with her brood without the aid of her husband, Victoria Beckham arrived at LAX Airport in Los Angeles on Saturday (June 1).
The fashion designer looked cute in a white blouse, colorful scenic miniskirt, and wedge sandals as she carried baby Harper on her hip with Brooklyn, Cruz, and Romeo following nearby.
While spending time in their former home city, the 39-year-old wife of David Beckham made sure to keep on her fitness routine.
On Wednesday, Victoria tweeted, "Big work out in the LA sunshine today,with @TracyAnderson. Song of the day, Beyonce!!"
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| | Victoria Beckham Scopes Out the Stores in NYC | | Added 11 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Taking time out of her busy business trip to the Big Apple, Victoria Beckham did some solo retail therapy on Saturday (May 11).
Always on top of her look, Mrs. David Beckham stood out in a long tan sleeveless coat, dark bootcut pants, and shades as she headed back to her hotel.
Blending her flair for fashion and the holiday, the mother-of-four gave a special wish to her Twitter followers on Sunday.
Sharing a photo of a clothing care tag reading, "Or give it to your mother. She knows how to do it.," Victoria tweeted, "Happy Mother's Day fashion bunnies! x vb."
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| | Victoria Beckham: Marvelous in Midtown | | Added 11 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Back in the States on business, Victoria Beckham headed to an office building in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday (May 9).
The British fashion designer looked chic in a brown and black silky blouse and cobalt blue pencil skirt as she pounded the pavement in the Big Apple.
Sharing the view from her hotel window, the Spice Girl tweeted, "Happy Thursday fashion bunnies!!!rainy day in NY!!! X Vb."
While the 39-year-old star keeps busy with her fashion empire, hubby David Beckham, and their four children, the rest of her former girl group are anxious to get back to the fans.
According to the Daily Mirror, the Spice Girls nixed plans to go on tour in 2014 because Victoria declined to join in.
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| | David & Victoria Beckham's Paris Saturday Stroll | | Added 11 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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After spending Saturday morning (May 4) with her little girl, Victoria Beckham headed out for some more shopping, this time with her husband David and their sons, in Paris.
Adding a black overcoat to her casual ensemble, the singer-turned-fashion-designer and her brood stopped in at Bonpoint and Comme des Garcons to check out the merchandise.
The mother-of-four draped her arm around her soccer player hubby as they kept a close eye on their boys, who ran ahead.
On Thursday, Becks celebrated his 38th birthday in the City of Lights with his wife and their daughter Harper.
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| | Victoria Beckham & Harper: Paris Shopping Duo | | Added 11 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Getting in some mother-daughter time, Victoria Beckham and Harper left the guys behind for some retail therapy on Saturday (May 4) in Paris.
Keeping casual in jeans and a fitted black t-shirt, the fashion designer held her stylish mini-me on her hip as the duo stopped in to shops on the Champs-Elysees.
On Thursday, the Spice Girls alum helped celebrate hubby David Beckham?s 38th birthday in the City of Lights, where he plays soccer for Paris Saint-Germain.
The trio shopped at the trendy children?s store Bonton and enjoyed the day together, though their sons stayed behind in London for school.
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