A new three-part Netflix documentary about Victoria Beckham, the former Spice Girl turned fashion designer, has been released, offering a polished but tightly controlled portrait of her life and career. Directed by Nadia Hallgren, known for the Emmy-nominated film about Michelle Obama, the series follows Beckham as she prepares for a pivotal catwalk show at Paris Fashion Week.
The documentary, produced by David Beckham's Studio 99, features high-profile admirers including Vogue editor Anna Wintour and designers Tom Ford and Donatella Versace. It traces Beckham's journey from pop stardom with the Spice Girls in the 1990s to establishing her eponymous fashion label in 2008, despite being initially dismissed as a celebrity interloper.
Notably, the series does not include contributions from Beckham's former Spice Girls bandmates, and her brief solo music career is barely mentioned. Instead, the focus is heavily on her 17 years building a fashion business, which at one point was reportedly "tens of millions in the red," according to the programme.
The documentary also includes archival clips of Beckham being mocked on 1990s television, including art critic Brian Sewell describing her as a "common little bitch." However, it stops short of deeper analysis of the snobbery and sexism she faced. The series concludes with a conversation between Beckham and her husband, in which she admits she can barely make a cheese sandwich, before a Spice Girls track plays over the credits.
