Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday year got off to a somewhat flat start, after the designer suffered a fracture that left one foot encased in a medical boot and the other shrouded in a singular Nike Air Jordan. The high-heel devotee, who had previously tried to style out a solo Alaïa Le Coeur pump with an orthopaedic cast and crutches, was forced to temporarily retire her beloved Saint Laurent Chicas and Balenciaga pantaboots and succumb to life in the slow lane. This, as we all know, is not the MO of a woman who famously cannot concentrate in flats.
No matter. The brief hiatus in VB’s stiletto career does not reflect the fact that, at 50, Beckham has never looked better. “But she’s hardly been out!” you might cry, forlorn at the absence of her signature sign offs (“Kisses XX”) on Instagram, save for snippets posted from Beckham family holidays, including a recent bunny-eared Easter weekend in Miami. This is precisely the point.
Victoria, the boss of a fashion brand now reportedly on the path to profitability, is busy. The make-up mogul is launching new “everyday” and “editorial” products, setting up “fragrance suites” and trialling “cleansing protocols” under the umbrella of Victoria Beckham Beauty; she’s expanding her made-in-Italy eyewear range; she’s parenting four children; and she’s working out more than humanly possible while additionally working out how to style a medical boot.
