Then a professional WAG with a denim line, Beckham assumes a been-there-done-that, mercifully unPR-ed tone of voice.
There are people out there who only wear clothes because you have to, or because its cold.
Be warned: this book is not for them!
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Fashion is how we express our personalities.
In other words, this book is a true pop culture time capsule.
Im not a six-foot tall model and nor am I a pin-up for men, Beckham insists.
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Because as every woman knows, that extra half an inch makes all the difference…
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Nothing, she states, is more expensive than something you wear just once.
Second hand is not a synonym for second class, as anyone who has discovered vintage will understand.
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She makes it clear that she doesnt want someone else to have all the fun.
Put the boobs away
Beckham abides by the time-worn adage: legs or cleavage, but never both.
Fashion, she says, is about feeling sexy and not inducing a riot.
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Cut the label out
Much of Beckhams fashion advice comes from surveying other peoples mistakes.
Cut the label out if wearing a size up leaves you feeling insecure.
The high street is just fantastic for day dresses!
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Avoid prints like the plague
In Beckhams world, someones everyday clothes should whisper as opposed to shout.
Imagine the horror of being caught wearing the same thing over and over again?
Well, thats a little more likely when youre dressed in an attention-seeking print.
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(She still refuses to eat beetroot for fear of it staining, though.)
Its one of those looks that girls love and boys just wonder why were trying to look like milkmaids.
She said she often does the same with Davids sweaters during the summer months.
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Tracksuits are to be worn in private
Much like Karl Lagerfeld, Beckham feels a natural aversion to tracksuits.
Great for slobbing around the house on Sunday mornings, but heinous for photographic occasions.
The way she put together her own outfits was totally original and fabulous, she said.
Like herself: beautiful, but in an unconventional way.
Who cared that some of her boyfriends didnt get it?
She said she also made her own skirts out of tasselled and vintage shawls for holidays with David.
Ironic dont you think?
But it just goes to show how you might personalise your look with some of the most unexpected accessories!
And have been captured by the Mafia and are being sent to sleep with the fishes.
Kitten heels are never okay
An absolute no: kitten heels.
(Its all about careful rolling techniques.)
Just because someone has birthed a child does not mean they have to start carrying plastic-coated bags!
At this point in the book, she urges women to wean their husbands off logo-emblazoned 400 T-shirts.
Unless, of course, they happen to be cool, vintage ones.
The bigger the sunglasses, the better
There is a practical reason for Beckhams life-long commitment to major sunglasses.
I dont always have time to put on the Touche Eclat in the mornings.
The zipper sadly burst open when Beckham went to the toilet.
Just a thoughtful gesture.
Festive clothes are for children
The horror of wearing a 3D reindeer jumper on Christmas day!
Only children should wear clothes specific to an occasion.
The hormones, she said, might lead someone into a hair salon.
She thought it left the bump and therefore the baby inside unprotected and vulnerable.
Dont wear underwear sets
Beckham doesnt understand the brouhaha around matching your bra to your knickers.
This is what I said to a fashion magazine a while ago, she wrote.
Youd have thought I said the world was flat for all the fuss it caused.
Putting too much make-up on whoever or whatever you are really is the worst mistake you could make.
The biggest laughs come from the ugly sisters, she says.
Or rather from what they are wearing.
