Victoria Beckham covers Harper’s Bazaar a second time for the May 2012 issue shot by Deputy Editor Camilla Akrans (it’s one of Akrans’ final issues, before a Beckham-hating replacement takes over).
This is a really pretty cover, and a really pretty shoot. Even accounting for the probable stranglehold the 37-year-old had when afforded control over the editorial. In any case, it’s on trend, with Prada’s Spring/Summer collection on the cover, and it’s season-appropriate.
On wearing her own clothing line to identify with her buyer: “We always joke that we have this fabulously gorgeous 17-year-old model who is six-foot-whatever and then I say ‘OK, I’m going to put it on. I stand for the general public here.’ It’s how I work. I found it really difficult when I was pregnant and I couldn’t do that. It’s part of the process; I’ll stand here in my [panties] and start draping fabric over myself. It was very hard when I didn’t have my body.”
On winning Designer Brand of the Year at the British Fashion Awards: “When they read my name, I was genuinely not expecting it. It was like my heart was going to jump out of my body. I came offstage and said, ‘I cried three times, I didn’t thank the people I wanted to thank, I was really rubbish.’ But I think people saw the real me… and the truth is, I would have felt much more comfortable in my pyjamas with the kids and David in a hotel watching it on TV.”
On one of her fashion idols, Prada: “I’m absolutely blown away. Everything she does is genius. I’ve never met her, but everything she does, not just the hair, the make-up, the shows, everything about the brand impresses me.” – via Harper’s Bazaar UK.
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