• A stylish hat never goes out of fashion. This Phillip Treacey leopard hat, reminiscent of the early Spice Girls years, sold quickly for £188 (Dh1,149) on the first day of The Outnet sale. Courtesy theoutnet.com
    A stylish hat never goes out of fashion. This Phillip Treacey leopard hat, reminiscent of the early Spice Girls years, sold quickly for £188 (Dh1,149) on the first day of The Outnet sale. Courtesy theoutnet.com
  • 2. Later Spice Girls years: As the world embraced the new millennium, Victoria, who married English footballer David Beckham in 1999, started to embrace a new look. She became increasingly fond of black and started to develop her now-famous pose. This pink Rebecca Davis top and skirt (pictured right), which sold for £656 (Dh4,009), was worn to the VH1 Vogue Fashion awards in Los Angeles in 2000. George De Sota / Newsmakers
    2. Later Spice Girls years: As the world embraced the new millennium, Victoria, who married English footballer David Beckham in 1999, started to embrace a new look. She became increasingly fond of black and started to develop her now-famous pose. This pink Rebecca Davis top and skirt (pictured right), which sold for £656 (Dh4,009), was worn to the VH1 Vogue Fashion awards in Los Angeles in 2000. George De Sota / Newsmakers
  • The leather jacket was a key item in Posh’s wardrobe during the later Spice Girls years. This black Versace number fetched £656 (Dh4,009). Courtesy theoutnet.com
    The leather jacket was a key item in Posh’s wardrobe during the later Spice Girls years. This black Versace number fetched £656 (Dh4,009). Courtesy theoutnet.com
  • 3. WAG phase: With a national sporting icon for a husband, it was only natural that Victoria would become the one of the world’s most famous WAGs (short for footballers’ wives and girlfriends). Rarely photographed without Becks, her look at this time was defined by tousled hair, big statement sunglasses and spaghetti-strap tops. Grayson Alexander / Retna Ltd / Corbis
    3. WAG phase: With a national sporting icon for a husband, it was only natural that Victoria would become the one of the world’s most famous WAGs (short for footballers’ wives and girlfriends). Rarely photographed without Becks, her look at this time was defined by tousled hair, big statement sunglasses and spaghetti-strap tops. Grayson Alexander / Retna Ltd / Corbis
  • Victoria wore this Roberto Cavalli skirt to the David Beckham Academy launch party in Beverly Hills in 2005. It sold on the first day of the sale for £569 (Dh3,480). Courtesy theoutnet.com
    Victoria wore this Roberto Cavalli skirt to the David Beckham Academy launch party in Beverly Hills in 2005. It sold on the first day of the sale for £569 (Dh3,480). Courtesy theoutnet.com
  • 4. Early fashion years: By 2006, Victoria Beckham was more than a singer and WAG, she was becoming a serious style icon. She modelled for Roberto Cavalli and styled close friend Katie Holmes for fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar. Just a year later, she was starting to make designer inroads, launching dvb Denim and Intimately Beckham, and becoming the face of Marc Jacobs’ spring 2008 collection. Stephane Cardinale / People Avenue / Corbis
    4. Early fashion years: By 2006, Victoria Beckham was more than a singer and WAG, she was becoming a serious style icon. She modelled for Roberto Cavalli and styled close friend Katie Holmes for fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar. Just a year later, she was starting to make designer inroads, launching dvb Denim and Intimately Beckham, and becoming the face of Marc Jacobs’ spring 2008 collection. Stephane Cardinale / People Avenue / Corbis
  • Beckham wore this Mandate of Heaven dress for a photo shoot with Ellen Von Unwerth for her book, That Extra Half an Inch (2007). it raised £525 (Dh3,210) for charity. Courtesy theoutnet.com
    Beckham wore this Mandate of Heaven dress for a photo shoot with Ellen Von Unwerth for her book, That Extra Half an Inch (2007). it raised £525 (Dh3,210) for charity. Courtesy theoutnet.com
  • 5. The ‘Pob’: Victoria Beckham doesnt just set clothing trends. Her hair styles have also garnered serious fashion following and in 2006, she was credited with popularising the tapered bob – long at the front, short at the back – which became known as the “Pob”. Anyone who was anyone sported the Pob, including Katie Holmes, Jennifer Aniston, Rihanna and Eva Longoria. Ethan Miller / Getty Images
    5. The ‘Pob’: Victoria Beckham doesnt just set clothing trends. Her hair styles have also garnered serious fashion following and in 2006, she was credited with popularising the tapered bob – long at the front, short at the back – which became known as the “Pob”. Anyone who was anyone sported the Pob, including Katie Holmes, Jennifer Aniston, Rihanna and Eva Longoria. Ethan Miller / Getty Images
  • This Giambattista Valli floral dress in neon yellow, which Victoria wore while having dinner with her husband in St. Alban restaurant in London in 2008, sold for £569 (Dh3,480). Courtesy theoutnet.com
    This Giambattista Valli floral dress in neon yellow, which Victoria wore while having dinner with her husband in St. Alban restaurant in London in 2008, sold for £569 (Dh3,480). Courtesy theoutnet.com
  • 6. LA blonde: Coinciding with the family’s move to Los Angeles in 2007, Posh embraced the California look, turning her chocolate brown locks platinum blonde. She carried the look well and embraced bright, sunny colours, but the new shade didn’t see out the year. VB wore this bright Louis Feraud dress (pictured left) to the Chanel spring/summer 2008 runway show in Paris. It is up for auction today at 12.31pm with a starting price of £1,750 (Dh10,699).
    6. LA blonde: Coinciding with the family’s move to Los Angeles in 2007, Posh embraced the California look, turning her chocolate brown locks platinum blonde. She carried the look well and embraced bright, sunny colours, but the new shade didn’t see out the year. VB wore this bright Louis Feraud dress (pictured left) to the Chanel spring/summer 2008 runway show in Paris. It is up for auction today at 12.31pm with a starting price of £1,750 (Dh10,699).
  • Victoria was spotted wearing this Marc Jacobs green ruffle dress in Los Angeles in 2007. It sold for £525 (Dh3,210). Courtesy theoutnet.com
    Victoria was spotted wearing this Marc Jacobs green ruffle dress in Los Angeles in 2007. It sold for £525 (Dh3,210). Courtesy theoutnet.com
  • 7. The pixie cut: Still experimenting with new hair dos, in 2008 Victoria famously sported a pixie hair cut, which perfectly framed her delicate face. It wasn’t the first time she had sported such a tight cut though. The singer also went short in 2000. Carlos Alvarez / Getty Images
    7. The pixie cut: Still experimenting with new hair dos, in 2008 Victoria famously sported a pixie hair cut, which perfectly framed her delicate face. It wasn’t the first time she had sported such a tight cut though. The singer also went short in 2000. Carlos Alvarez / Getty Images
  • This Antonio Berardi dress was worn to the theatre in 2008 when Posh and Becks went with actor Tom Cruise to watch his then-wife Katie Holmes in a play. It fetched £2,048 (Dh12,478) in the charity auction. Courtesy theoutnet.com
    This Antonio Berardi dress was worn to the theatre in 2008 when Posh and Becks went with actor Tom Cruise to watch his then-wife Katie Holmes in a play. It fetched £2,048 (Dh12,478) in the charity auction. Courtesy theoutnet.com
  • 8. Fashion launch: In September 2008, Posh launched her Victoria Beckham fashion label. Originally focusing on dresses, she has expanded into accessories, with handbags among the most desired of the range. The look is feminine and sophisticated, epitomising her current classic style.
    8. Fashion launch: In September 2008, Posh launched her Victoria Beckham fashion label. Originally focusing on dresses, she has expanded into accessories, with handbags among the most desired of the range. The look is feminine and sophisticated, epitomising her current classic style.
  • Visit www.net-a-porter.com to buy a Victoria Beckham autumn/winter 2014 signature bag in calf leather. It will be available from September for Dh6,150.
    Visit www.net-a-porter.com to buy a Victoria Beckham autumn/winter 2014 signature bag in calf leather. It will be available from September for Dh6,150.
  • 9. Off the wall: Every now and then, VB breaks from her usual style and throws out a look that has fashion followers shocked. Like the time in February when she ditched her trademark heels for something more comfortable.
    9. Off the wall: Every now and then, VB breaks from her usual style and throws out a look that has fashion followers shocked. Like the time in February when she ditched her trademark heels for something more comfortable.
  • Posh went hopping mad wearing these Maison Michel lace bunny ears in a photograph shared on social media last year. They sold for £350 (Dh3,132). Courtesy theoutnet.com
    Posh went hopping mad wearing these Maison Michel lace bunny ears in a photograph shared on social media last year. They sold for £350 (Dh3,132). Courtesy theoutnet.com
  • 10. Current look: As a mother to four children, wife, fashion designer and businesswoman, Victoria’s look these days is more sophisticated and demure. She has ditched the loud statements of her younger days and focused on clean lines and timeless elegance. Josiah Wandu / Retna Ltd / Corbis
    10. Current look: As a mother to four children, wife, fashion designer and businesswoman, Victoria’s look these days is more sophisticated and demure. She has ditched the loud statements of her younger days and focused on clean lines and timeless elegance. Josiah Wandu / Retna Ltd / Corbis
  • Embrace VB’s evolving style with this Giles dress, which she wore for her Coming to America NBC TV special in 2007. It’s on sale for £875 (Dh5,347). Courtesy theoutnet.com
    Embrace VB’s evolving style with this Giles dress, which she wore for her Coming to America NBC TV special in 2007. It’s on sale for £875 (Dh5,347). Courtesy theoutnet.com

In pictures: The style evolution of Victoria Beckham

James Ohara

August 23, 2014

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More than 600 of Victoria Beckham’s outfits were sold to raise money for charity this week. From the early Spice Girls days to the launch of her fashion label, Oasis looks at her different fashion phases over the past 20 years and some of the items that were sold.

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