POSH FOREVER: Tracing Victoria Beckham’s Complete Style Evolution
In honour of her 50th birthday, we look back at the pop star-turned-designer's best fashion moments
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 11: Designer Victoria Beckham walks the runway at the Victoria Beckham Spring/Summer 2017 fashion show during New York Fashion Week on September 11, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
Victoria Beckham is a true force in Hollywood. Rising to fame with the Spice Girls in the 1990s, changing the world as we know it forever with Posh & Becks in the 2000s, and then taking on the fashion and beauty worlds, the multi-hyphenate has been a pillar of pop culture.
Whether it was catapulting WAGs into the spotlight, her infamous ascending bob haircut, or her move to high fashion, her career and personal life have always garnered worldwide attention, and her sense of style was always what stood out—say what you will about some of her looks now, but she was hitting all the right trends at the time. In 2008, she shifted the tides again, becoming one of the first celebrities to create their own fashion label. By 2011, A-listers were clamouring to wear her pieces on the red carpet, and from 2022, her line has even become a fixture of Paris Fashion Week.
As Beckham turns 50, we thought we’d look back at some of the more significant chapters in her style evolution. Ahead, we trace her journey from budding pop star to timeless muse over the decades.
1990s
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – MAY 22: Very Posh: Spice girl Victoria at Cannes – see STYLE Column. (Photo credit should read PA/AFP via Getty Images)LONDON – DATE UNKNOWN: Posh Spice Victoria Adams arrives at the VH1 5th birthday party in London, 1999. The party was also to celebrate the launch of Baby Spice Emma Bunton’s new show on the music channel. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 20: Footballer David Beckham and Singer Victoria Beckham attend the launch of Jade Jagger’s jewellery range on September 20, 1999 in London, England. (Photo by Dave M. Benett/Getty Images)David & Victoria Beckham Attend The ‘Versace Club’ Gala Party In London. (Photo by Justin GoffUK Press via Getty Images)UNITED KINGDOM – APRIL 01: WEMBLEY ARENA Photo of VB and SPICE GIRLS, Victoria Adams (Beckham) performing live on stage (Photo by Pete Still/Redferns)
2000s
5 May 2001: Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice) celebrates as Manchester United are crowned FA Carling Premier League Champions after the match against Derby played at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. Derby won the game 1-0. Mandatory Credit: Alex Livesey /AllsportVictoria Beckham & David Beckham (Photo by Toni Anne Barson/WireImage)Pop star Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice) gives her footballing husband David Beckham a cuddle at the Princes Trust Capital Party in the Park 2000, in London. (Photo by PA Images via Getty Images)David Beckham and VB during 2003 MTV Movie Awards – Arrivals at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Bill Davila/FilmMagic)LONDON – DECEMBER 10: Victoria Beckham attends the launch of Rocawear at Selfridges on December 10, 2003 in London. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty ImagesLONDON – JUNE 9: Singer VB attends the press night for the English National Ballet’s performance of Swan Lake at the Royal Albert Hal on June 9, 2004 in London. (Photo by Bruno Vincent/Getty Images)ESTORIL, PORTUGAL – MAY 16: Victoria Beckham arrives at the Laureus World Sports Awards on May 16, 2005 at the Estoril Casino, Estoril, Portugal. (Photo by MJ Kim/Getty Images for Laureus)Monaco, MONACO: Former Spice Girl British singer Victoria Beckham arrives at the Grimaldi Forum center in Monaco, 17 October 2005, to attend the “Swarovski Fashion rocks” for “The Prince’s Trust”. The Prince’s Trust helps young people through training, business loans, personal development and study support outside school. AFP PHOTO/PASCAL GUYOT (Photo credit should read PASCAL GUYOT/AFP via Getty Images)Victoria Beckham (Photo by Niki Nikolova/FilmMagic)NUREMBERG, GERMANY: Victoria Beckham, the wife of England’s captain David Beckham, is seen in the stands at Nuremberg’s Franken Stadium before the start of the opening round Group B World Cup football match between England and Trinidad and Tobago, 15 June 2006. AFP PHOTO / DDP / JOERG KOCH (Photo credit should read JOERG KOCH/DDP/AFP via Getty Images)VB during “AngloMania” Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Departures. Celebrating “AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion,” an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 3 – September 4, 2006 at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by James Devaney/WireImage)Victoria Beckham during Victoria Beckham Sighting in New York City – September 10, 2006 at Jeffrey in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Marcel Thomas/FilmMagic)Victoria Beckham at the Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2007 – Chanel – Arrivals at Grand Palais in Paris. (Photo by Pierre Suu/FilmMagic)CARSON, CA – JULY 12: Singer VB at the “David Beckham Official Presentation” press conference at the Home Depot Center on July 12, 2007 in Carson, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)UNIVERSAL CITY, CA – JUNE 03: Singer/actress Victoria Beckham arrives to the 2007 MTV Movie Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheatre on June 3, 2007 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)Victoria Beckham (Photo by Eamonn McCormack/WireImage)Victoria Beckham (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic)NEW YORK CITY, NY – MAY 5: David Beckham and Victoria Beckham attend THE COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA: “SUPERHEROES” with honorary chair GIORGIO ARMANI at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by BILLY FARRELL/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)PARIS – DECEMBER 12: Victoria Beckham sighting while shopping at MERCI concept store on December 12, 2009 in Paris, France. (Photo by Trago/FilmMagic)
2010s
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – MARCH 07: Victoria Beckham attends the 18th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party at Pacific Design Center on March 7, 2010 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)Victoria Beckham Attends The British Fashion Awards At The Royal Courts Of Justice London. (Photo by John Phillips/UK Press via Getty Images)WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 22: Victoria Beckham arrives to the 17th Annual Elton John Aids Foundation Party to celebrate the Academy Awards at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, CA on February 22, 2009; (Photo by Chris Polk/FilmMagic)LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 29: David Beckham and Victoria Beckham arrives to attend the Royal Wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/GP/Getty Images)WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 26: VB attends the 2012 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Sunset Tower on February 26, 2012 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic)NEW YORK, NY – MAY 05: VB attends the “Charles James: Beyond Fashion” Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 13: Victoria Beckham walks in Soho on September 13, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images)LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 28: VB is seen at LAX on March 28, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by starzfly/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM – MAY 19: Victoria Beckham and David Beckham arrives for the wedding ceremony of Britain’s Prince Harry and US actress Meghan Markle at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Chris Radburn – WPA Pool/Getty Images)LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 10: VB arrives at The Fashion Awards 2018 In Partnership With Swarovski at Royal Albert Hall on December 10, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 19: VB is seen at ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on November 19, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
2020s
PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 03: VB is seen arriving at the hotel during the Fashion Week on March 03, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Arnold Jerocki/GC Images)PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 03: VB is seen on March 03, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/GC Images)PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 27: VB is seen on June 27, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/GC Images)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 03: Victoria Beckham attends the premiere of “Lola” at Regency Bruin Theatre on February 03, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
