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Beckham big on practicality for her bags
VICTORIA Beckham has just launched her new leather goods range for her eponymous label, and while she admits it’s not “the sexiest thing to say”, it was important to her that they were made to be used as opposed to just looking stylish.
The 48-year-old singer-turneddesigner said, “I often design with myself in mind, I’m very particular and detail-oriented when designing ready-to-wear, so I wanted to apply the same approach to creating a leather goods line.
“Although it’s not the sexiest thing to say, practicality was hugely important for me and has been considered throughout the design process. The handbags I use have to work for my everyday life and fit everything I need into them, so that was a great starting point for all the designs in the collection.”
On why now was the right time to move into the handbags market, she told WWD: “Launching into the leather goods category is a really important step for the brand and with our debut in Paris this coming season, we felt it was the right moment.
“Category forms the next stage of our strategic vision and having established the right positioning for fashion, it is now the time to develop a corresponding handbag business.”
The Fédération de la Haute
Couture et de la Mode has approved 11 new labels to join the schedule for the spring 2023 women’s readyto-wear shows and Beckham’s label is among those joining Paris Fashion Week. The fashion event runs from September 26 to October 4.
This will be Beckham’s first return to the runway since the Covid-19 pandemic. |