My first and fondest memory of Victoria Beckham is from Spice World. The then-pop star, who went by the name of Posh, stood in front of the mirror on the Spice Girls tour bus, admiring herself in "the little Gucci dress," as Emma, Mel B, Mel C, and Geri looked on in amusement. Posh was trying to figure out what to wear, which always culminated in her go-to uniform. Not much has changed.
While Victoria has defined her style as rather relaxed with a pair of sneakers, there's no denying her taste for sophistication. She prefers structured silhouettes that still flatter the body from all angles and she designs her collections to reflect that aesthetic season after season.
She has also made the tricky transition from celebrity to well-respected, award-winning fashion leader (she's set to debut a collaboration with Reebok). Read on to track Victoria's fashion timeline and learn plenty of facts you've never read before.
"What Posh actually stands for, is when people used to travel abroad on boats. It stood for Port Out and Starboard Home . . . but in England, if you go to a nice restaurant, it's a 'posh' restaurant, or if you have nice clothes, they're 'posh' clothes," Victoria explained during an interview in 2015.
She wore this PVC suit and platforms while pregnant with Brooklyn in 1998.
The first pair she bought with her Spice Girls paycheck were Patrick Cox Wannabes, but now she's committed to flats, having worn every fashion girl's favorite shoe, the Adidas Stan Smith, right before her recent runway show.
Before launching her own label, Victoria helped to create bags, shoes, and jeans for Rock & Republic, along with Japanese fashion company Samantha Thavasa.
Victoria modeled two looks in the Maria Grachvogel show in 2000.
In January 2006, Victoria strutted her stuff for the designer in this high-slit embellished white gown.
She wore his designs often, giving J Lo a run for her money at the Swarovski Fashion Rocks event in 2005.
This lace-up number was more than memorable at the MTV Movie Awards in 2003.
This billboard was displayed in Milan in 2009.
The name was a combination of the couple's name, and Victoria designed denim and eyewear, even starting a website.
Before That Extra Half an Inch, which focused on her fashion career, Victoria wrote Learning to Fly, a book that spotlighted her early life.
She wore this little pink number to an LA Galaxy press conference to support David, completing the design with a bubbly pink Birkin bag. The designer credits his rise to fame to this major fashion moment.
Victoria played fashion editor when her friend Holmes starred on the March 2007 issue of Harper's Bazaar.
Victoria was photographed by Patrick Demarchelier for British Vogue's August 2014 issue, but her first Vogue cover was in 2008.
Her first few collections were debuted with quiet presentations that included just a few models and editors. Later, she graduated to the runway.
You can shop or check out her lookbooks.
In February 2013, BBC Radio put her on the power list in the fashion category.
She turned a Mayfair townhouse into a brick-and-mortar store that was filled with white balloons when she threw a party. Victoria invited plenty of industry leaders to celebrate.
She wore a handful of stylish looks during her time in Asia.
It takes a lot of effort — and gusto — to work for Beckham.
While she's created her own popular line of eyewear, Victoria collects vintage Gucci and Carrera sunglasses.
In 2014, Victoria collected the award for Brand of the Year, and she won Designer of the Year in Novemeber 2011. She was recently recognized by her own son Brooklyn at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards.
We love how she tweaked this Fall '16 look for the red carpet.