What you missed about David Beckham’s Dior suit worn at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s royal wedding
HE nearly stole the show at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding. David Beckham’s dapper suit was a huge deal.
STYLISH power couple David and Victoria Beckham turned heads at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s A-list nuptials.
But Becks made more of a statement than Posh — his fashion designer wife — when dressing for the elegant affair.
The former soccer star’s suit held a special significance as it was the first official design seen publicly from new Dior Homme artistic director, Kim Jones.
And Victoria’s mid-length navy frock, however, raised eyebrows for the wrong reasons.
A statement from Dior to News Corp Australia described Becks’ ensemble in depth as “a Dior Homme charcoal grey super 130’s wool twill morning coat and pants”.
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The French luxury house went on to say, in detail, that Beckham’s outfit also included a “light grey super 150’s wool twill double-breasted waistcoat, a white 200/2 Egyptian cotton poplin shirt, a grey silk satin tie, a grey silk satin pocket square and derbies in black calfskin leather”.
It gained the seal of approval from style bible Vogue, which described Beckham’s suit as “dapper” and “modern”.
What’s the point in even existing when David Beckham looks like that. #tidy
— Rory Douglas-Speed (@RorySpeed) May 20, 2018
When you’re walking down the aisle to marry Prince Harry but you spot David Beckham looking like a snack in the stalls pic.twitter.com/uXB4CW5C70
— Ruby Fitzmaurice (@rubyfitzmaurice) May 20, 2018
The three-piece suit also showed off Beckham’s extensive hand and neck tatts, and was teamed with a neat pocket square and gold chain attached to a button on his vest.
British designer Jones — the former head of Louis Vuitton — will show his first collection for Dior Homme at Paris men’s fashion week next month.
GQ noted that Beckham’s suit signalled a departure from the usual Dior Homme look, suggesting Becks’ suit and tie “didn’t look like Dior Homme — at least as we’ve seen it in recent years”.
While Becks’ outfit went down well on social media seeing him labelled the best dressed bloke out of all the guests, Posh’s didn’t fare so well.
She was slammed for her “miserable” facial expressions as well as her choice of familiar-looking frock.
Victoria Beckham's royal wedding dress looks similar to her Prince William and Kate wedding outfit https://t.co/ycTJN3nggu pic.twitter.com/HA1T23KbXd
— Harper's Bazaar UK (@BazaarUK) May 19, 2018
How miserable did @victoriabeckham look at yesterday's wedding! She should have stayed home if she didn't want to go #RoyalWedding #nosmile
— Kerry (@KerrySiely) May 20, 2018
Victoria wore a navy dress from her own self-titled clothing label, Victoria Beckham, but some style commentators criticised it for being too similar to the one she wore to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding in 2011.
Posh’s name had been mentioned in a string of rumours speculating who would design Meghan Markle’s wedding dress and after-party outfit.
Givenchy, of course, ended up creating the newly-named Duchess of Sussex’s wedding gown, while Stella McCartney designed a custom evening dress for the reception.
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