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The former Spice Girl pop star turned designer,
who has also launched a beauty line, opened her show with a
series of black mid-length dresses, before introducing whites,
blues and plaid designs, plus platform boots in an array of bold
colors, as well as high collared-blouses and oversized lapels.
London Fashion Week has been a more subdued gathering this year,
with many Chinese attendees absent because of the coronavirus,
but crowds packed into Beckham's chosen venue, the neo-classical
Banqueting House, Whitehall in central London.
The show was watched by husband David and three of their
children, as well as Anna Wintour, the influential editor of
Vogue magazine. The models strode onto a mirrored floor, which
reflected the classical Rubens paintings on the ceiling and the
hall's grand chandeliers.
Beckham, whose collections have gained critical acclaim and won
fashion awards for their fluid, sharp tailoring, said in show
notes that her Autumn/Winter 2020 collection was about being
instinctive and spirited.
"I was thinking about the tension between refinement and
rebellion," said the designer who was known as "Posh Spice" when
she was in the 1990s girl band.
"I wanted to explore how to honor tradition but challenge
convention. To be subversive yet still sophisticated."
(Reporting by Henry Nicholls, writing by Sarah Young, editing by
Susan Fenton)
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