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Victoria Beckham at 50 — the fashion designer I know is only just getting started

Source: Dave Benett

The girl from Goff’s Oak in Hertfordshire has certainly come a long way from her early declaration of wanting to be as famous as Daz Automatic. This year is turning out to be somewhat of a landmark for Victoria Beckham. Thirty years after the Spice Girls formed, 25 after she married a footballer called David, the industrious mother of four is heading into her sixth decade in rather triumphant style. 

Eighties ski bunny style (Instagram/David Beckham)

Her eponymous fashion label — a healthy 16 years old, even hit profit. In 2022 its revenue rose 44 per cent to £58.8 million, which isn’t bad for someone who on leaving the Spice Girls thought it was a good idea to team up with songwriter Dane Bowers. 

Out of her mind? Perhaps, but Beckham has always admirably

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