[size=3]Victoria Beckham takes her lead from LA with easy, California-inspired collection for second New York Fashion Week show[/size]
An Inspiration !!!
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[size=4][font=arial]Victoria Beckham showed her second collection at New York Fashion Week today, the lower-priced Victoria, Victoria Beckham collection.[/font][/size]
[size=4][font=arial]With 14-month-old daughter Harper sitting on her lap, the designer, 38, talked a small group of editors and buyers through the line, now in its third season.[/font][/size]
[size=4][font=arial]The pretty, poppy florals and sun-bleached palette were inspired by the laid-back Californian lifestyle, she revealed, indicating just how much living in LA has influenced her look.[/font][/size]
[size=4][font=arial]It marked a departure from her previous collections - and indeed the main Victoria Beckham line, which showed on Sunday.[/font][/size]
[size=4][font=arial]Mrs Beckham, who says she designs with herself, rather than a specific trend in mind, also included an elegant degradé shift bearing an image of an idyllic sunset.[/font][/size]
[size=4][font=arial]Indeed, the Sixties-inspired minidress shape has become a signature of the Victoria, Victoria Beckham collection, almost a platform for each season’s theme.[/font][/size]
[size=4][font=arial]With that in mind, it was a surprise to see a midi-length wrap dress among the pieces on show, as it is not a look we have ever seen Mrs Beckham wear herself.[/font][/size]
[size=4][font=arial]She wrote in her show notes: 'With this sportier approach and a laid-back ease these dresses represent everything I wanted to achieve with the line. [/font][/size]
[size=4][font=arial]'I often get asked how living in LA has influenced my aesthetic and this season Californian street style has been a key inspiration. [/font][/size]
[size=4][font=arial]‘For me, that sense of nonchalance embraces the new fresh attitude to femininity I wanted to convey while staying true to the essence of the label.’[/font][/size]
[size=4][font=arial]The bags, of course, were from Mrs Beckham’s main collection, another opportunity to showcase them on the catwalk. The towering ‘flatforms’ were designed especially for the show by Walter Steiger.[/font][/size]
[size=4][font=arial]Already critics are hailing the line a sartorial hit, and it is sure to sell well when it hits Harvey Nichols and Net-a-porter.com next spring. [/font][/size]
[size=4][font=arial]But fans planning on snapping up every piece will still need to start saving now - prices for the dresses start at around £500.[/font][/size]