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Some compliments have the ring of insult: “You look amazing in this picture; I can barely tell it’s you.” At some point it’s going to sound insulting to note that designer Victoria Beckham, she of the second career, is “the real deal.” But a mere six seasons into this fashion thing, she still wows with the success of her crossover. Beckham continued her impressive evolution for fall, on Sunday morning showing a lineup that highlighted her increasing sense of ease. Thus she favored “desert brights” and a continued relaxation of silhouette. Beckham flaunted both right from the start, with two magenta dresses, one a linear, below-the-knee “nomad dress” with long sleeves and hood-cum-cowl; the other, a short, swingy trapeze. She also showed a terrific take on the shirtdress (from the front it looked like separates) and a charming cashmere sack like the one she wore to disguise her pregnancy.

Beckham talked about growing in confidence as a woman and as a designer, while at the same time noting the importance of giving her customers what they’ve come to expect. Thus, along with her loosened looks, were new takes on her back-zipped curvy numbers with “traveling seams,” including a version in her best-selling dense rib jersey.

Beckham is answering her customers’ needs in another way as well, with the addition of outerwear, though she’s not falling in with the season’s emerging anorak army. Rather, she took a polished chic approach to chasing the chill, as with a lovely long sand wool coat with belt-buckle collar.
source: WWD