If Richie Rich’s soul-crushing extravapalooza was our Guantánamo Bay of fashion shows, then by stark (and life-affirming) contrast, Victoria Beckham’s classy and intimate presentation Sunday morning was like having a cozy pot of Earl Grey with a friend. Per usual, she presented the collection in an aptly posh former dwelling on the Upper East Side, but there was one looming difference this time around: the bump. It’s no secret we rather love the savvy, smart Beckham — if we ever grow up, we’d like to be her, campy tendencies and all — so the prospect of a pregnant Posh was pretty exciting. Clearly we weren’t the only ones: Just about everyone seemed to be furtively casting their eyes at her draped midsection to see The Sixth Beckham for themselves. She could as well have called the show “Victoria Bumpwatch.”
