Friday 30 September 2022 11:15 PM The Beckhams beamed for their public family reunion. So is this REALLY the end ... trends now
The front row of a fashion show is probably one of the most ‘kissy-kissy’ places on earth. A place where affection – even if it’s entirely insincere – is often on full display.
And yet, at Victoria Beckham’s inaugural show at Paris Fashion Week yesterday, that was noticeably absent.
Shortly before the show of Mrs Beckham’s Spring/Summer 2023 collection, modelled by Bella Hadid among others, came the spectacle of the Beckham family’s oh-so-public reunion.
For the benefit of those who’ve not been keeping up, there’s said to be bad feeling between Spice Girl-turned-fashion designer Victoria and Nicola Peltz, the model/ heiress and new wife of eldest Beckham boy Brooklyn.
Since Brooklyn and Nicola’s wedding in April, the family seems to have only seen the newlyweds once, for dinner in July.
Shortly before the show of Mrs Beckham’s Spring/Summer 2023 collection, modelled by Bella Hadid among others, came the spectacle of the Beckham family’s oh-so-public reunion
Tellingly, each side has been rather childishly declining to ‘like’ any social media posts put up by the other side – the ultimate insult in the world of celebrity.
Multiple sources say tensions that arose during the planning of the mega-bucks wedding have proved difficult to overcome in the months that have followed.
Brooklyn, 23, and Nicola, 27, took their seats at the show around half an hour before it started. It was Victoria’s debut, and held at the 17th-century church and monastery of Val-de-Grace in the 5th arrondissement.
The couple were sat just a few seats away from the rest of the family. They have been highly visible during Paris Fashion Week, posting a series of pictures on Instagram of them enjoying their stay in the city.
Since Brooklyn and Nicola’s wedding in April, the family seems to have only seen the newlyweds once, for dinner in July
Both have been wearing a lot of the designer Balmain. Yesterday they also wore expressions that oscillated between sulky and terrified.
After a seemingly interminable wait, the rest of the Beckham clan trooped in, David dressed in a modish iteration of the Milk Tray Man’s get-up (polo neck, sports jacket, disco glasses). He was arm in arm with daughter Harper, 11, her hair in plaits, and wearing one of her mum’s designs.
David was followed by the gangling figure of son Romeo, a professional footballer, plus younger son Cruz wearing improbable plastic trousers and holding hands with his girlfriend.
For just a moment, as David worked his way along the row of invited guests kissing hello to everyone – including Vogue supremo Anna Wintour – it looked as if he might take his place without even reaching his eldest son, sitting quietly hand in hand with his wife, as grave as miscreant schoolchildren.
