An open letter to… Victoria Beckham

Published Date: 14 October 2008 Posh Spice yesterday stepped out in an Audrey Hepburn-style monochrome shift dress and won compliments from the fashion world. It's the latest in a string of sartorial hits by the woman for whom too much was once never enough Dear Victoria, The only occasion on which I've seen you in the flesh (and let's use that term sparingly) was five years ago at a Vogue party in New York. The sighting prompted a sharp double-take – who on Earth let this ten-year -old child wearing a sparkly handkerchief attend a louche, late-night bash in the Meatpacking district, I wondered. Then your husband appeared and it became clear that you were actually the distaff half of the couple once branded Thick'n' Thin. On that occasion you were wearing a tiny, peach chiffon dress by Dolce & Gabbana, replete with... [read full story]