What I admire at Victoria is her incredible evolution since the Spice Girls era. She's a completely different person, and that's not easy to do. She has great instincts.
Totally! And her evolution was so public. You reminded me that I have her book, "That Extra Half Inch: Hair, Heels and Everything in Between" on my shelf. It was published in 2006, so grain of salt and all that. It is lots of fluff, but cute enough. Here is the table of contents:
Ladies, let me know if you are interested in a particular chapter. She writes about how to look skinny, confident and chic using certain dressing techniques.
From the Introduction:
"First, I'd like to knock a few things on the head. The idea that, once you have a bit of money, you start staggering around wearing couture and stilettos all day long is as mad as thinking you'll be living on caviar and champagne. The staples remain the same whatever happens in your life. Toast is still my favorite food and jeans are probably what I'm happiest wearing...Looking good isn't about money, it's about style. And style never goes out of fashion."
"My own inspiration comes from fashion icons of the last century: Grace Kelly, Jackie Onassis and my muse-for-all-seasons, Audrey Hepburn. Breakfast at Tiffanys must be my favorite movie of all time, and you could still wear anything from that today. And what do these women have in common? Simplicity. The understanding that it is all about shape--not just body shape, but the silhouette: the hat, the sunglasses, the bag, the shoes. Looks that have staying power."
"I'm not a six foot tall model, nor am I a pin-up for men, and, for this book that's my strength, because I'm a girls' girl. In most respects I am very ordinary: smaller bones than average, perhaps, but normal height, normal face, normal hair: the girl next door who got lucky."
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Lots of pictures too. Some highlights, include a description of the late great Isabella Blow. This first picture looks so familiar and is that David's reflection?
"Tit tape"
In terms of special occasions (hello holiday party season is coming up!), she recommends a trouser suit a la Patti Smith, as a dress alternative. "Wearing something quite masculine is often really sexy...and can still cause as much of an impact as it did in 1966 when Yves Saint Laurent first showed this look with his famous Le Smoking, a stylishly louche tuxedo for women..."
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