Ever looked at Victoria Beckham’s clothes and wished you could raid her vast wardrobe, just for a day? Me too. I’ve recently started to admire VB’s fashion sense. Only one small problem - small being the operative word. Even though I’m a size 8-10, I fear squeezing into Posh’s frocks would be a stretch too far. So when I heard the Beckhams were giving away clothes to raise money for the Philippines, I knew it was my chance not only to support a worthwhile cause, but finally to see if I could fit into Victoria’s frocks. My daughter, Elsa, 14, who is a slim size 6, is just as excited. ‘Make sure you buy something I could wear Mum!’ she says, before going to school. And so I queued up outside the British Red Cross shop in Chelsea, West London, yesterday, elbows sharpened, to see what I could get my hands on. ‘Remember this is a charity shop. It’s for a good cause, so no squabbling’, says the woman on the door. Inside there are rails of cast-offs from Beckingham Palace — but sadly it’s fashion Siberia in there.Where are the iconic Versace gowns or the Herve Leger body-cons? Most of the items look like tat from the early Noughties. There’s cami tops, cowboy boots and flared jeans as far as the eye can see. Then there’s a pair of red Dolce & Gabbana heels that I recognise from Posh’s back catalogue — these 4in beauties would have cost her £700 — some orange Jimmy Choos and some pretty ghastly boots from her Spice Girl days. There is also a white D&G tuxedo, previously modelled by David that I pause over... but no, my husband would kill me. In the end, I manage to get my hands on five of her designer cast-offs but, up close, Victoria’s clothes look even more childishly proportioned — after all, she has a legendary 23in waist. So will they really fit me, or is the only person who stands a chance of getting into them my teenage daughter?(dailymail.co.uk)
ANN.Az