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Dec 16 2011 04:30 PM ET

Victoria Beckham and Katie Holmes Call Each Other to Ask: ‘What Are You Wearing?’

Victoria Beckham Gives Katie Holmes Fashion Advice
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Imagine ringing your best friend to ask that silly question girls ask, “What are you wearing?” and having her respond, “Why not something one of us designed?”

That’s the reality for real-life pals, Katie Holmes (who helms Holmes & Yang) and Victoria Beckham, whose colorful, yet restrained collection consistently sells out on luxury e-tailer Net-A-Porter. “We go to the same events, and we’ll call each other to ask, ‘What color are you wearing?’” Holmes tells ELLE. “I’m always interested in what she’s liking for the season.”

And Holmes isn’t the designer’s only A-list fan. “When we have Victoria’s stuff in the studio, it’s the first thing Cameron Diaz tries on,” stylist Rachel Zoe says of her client. “But any woman would feel sexy in her dresses.”

All of that feedback must be humbling for Beckham, who was anxious to tell another designer pal of plans to take her knack for fashion to the big leagues. “We went out to dinner one night, and he said, ‘I saw that you put out a collection,’” she recalls of breaking the news to Marc Jacobs. “I felt embarrassed to tell Marc Jacobs that I — me, ex-Spice Girl, married to a footballer — was creating a fashion line.”

–Justine Harman

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Dec 02 2011 06:00 PM ET

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Style News Now’s Hottest Stories of the Week!

Taylor Swift Haircut
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Which of Hollywood’s style stars had readers buzzing this week? Don’t miss our top stories!

–Taylor Swift gets a cute haircut, and shares the results with fans. READ IT

–Kellan Lutz also gets a haircut, er, rather, shaves it all off! READ IT

–Miranda Kerr was once intimidated by the looks of fellow Victoria’s Secret models. READ IT

–Victoria Beckham gets emotional while receiving a design award in London. READ IT

–Alicia Silverstone talks about her eco-friendly lifestyle and shopping habits. READ IT

Nov 29 2011 11:00 AM ET

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Victoria Beckham Tearfully Thanks David at the British Fashion Awards

Victoria Beckham British Fashion Awards
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She recently said her foray into fashion was her way of “following her dreams,” and Victoria Beckham‘s dreams seemed to come true Monday night as she earned the designer brand award at the British Fashion Awards in London. Receiving her statuette from pal Marc Jacobs, the fashionista teared up while thanking the British Fashion Council.

“I was really trying to keep it together in the speech without bursting out crying,” she said apologetically, according to the U.K.’s Daily Mail. After acknowledging business partner Simon Fuller and her talented team, she got personal, thanking “my parents, my kids and my husband. Without David I wouldn’t have had the courage to do what I am doing,” she shared.

Though her husband wasn’t at the awards — he’s currently traveling with the L.A. Galaxy soccer team — he later took to his Facebook page, writing, “The boys and I are incredibly proud of Victoria after winning a prestigious British Fashion Award tonight. She has worked so hard and deserves all the recognition. It’s amazing what she has achieved tonight, very special.”

Nov 21 2011 05:00 PM ET

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Victoria Beckham on Designing: ‘This Isn’t Just About a Celebrity Line’

Victoria Beckham Dresses
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Her most recent collection earned raves at New York Fashion Week, but Victoria Beckham often takes the praise she receives with a grain of salt.

“I was very aware of people’s preconceptions,” she tells WWD of breaking into the fashion industry several years ago. “But I never went into [it] trying to prove myself to anybody other than myself — I was just following my dreams, doing what I love to do.”

Calling fashion her “passion,” Beckham says she strives to make women “feel empowered, feel beautiful and feel confident” in her clothes. “I’ve been very fortunate that I’ve stood on quite a few red carpets myself, and I understand that a dress has to look good not just from the front, but from all angles, whether you’re standing or whether you’re sitting,” she says. “And I think I know how a woman wants to look, and how she wants to feel.”

Sep 28 2011 06:00 PM ET

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David Beckham Brings ‘Masculine Freshness’ with New Fragrance, Homme

David Beckham Cologne Photo Courtesy Coty

In the TV ad for David Beckham‘s new men’s fragrance, Homme, the svelte soccer star runs from one end of a building to the other — while shirtless! — then dives into his fragrance bottle. But the idea of drenching himself in a scent is not the message behind the ad; in fact, Beckham believes in just the opposite.

“Women don’t like to smell a man before he enters a room,” he tells PEOPLE. “Women” meaning wife Victoria; Beckham says he designed the fragrance with his lady’s preferences in mind, as the scent is “something that she has to put up with being on me.”

With the bottle displaying Beckham’s new signature logo, Homme — which Beckham explains he wanted “to bring a masculine freshness” to the fragrance world — mixes citrus, wood and fiery pepper in a subtle fashion approved by Beckham’s team of experts: his sons. “I tried and tested it on my boys,” he says. “That’s the good thing about having three boys, they are so honest and they said it was amazing.”

Sep 12 2011 04:30 PM ET

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Victoria Beckham’s Spring 2012 Runway Show Earns Raves

Victoria Beckham Fashion Show Randy Brooke/WireImage (2); Inset: Richard Young/Startraks

She’s been busy with baby Harper and is still recovering from a recent back injury, but Victoria Beckham showed no signs of slowing down Sunday as she presented her first-ever runway show at New York City Fashion Week. The collection contained lots of girlie dresses, plus several jackets with a sporty edge.

The star earned glowing remarks from fellow fashionistas; a major boon for the former Spice Girl, who’s worked hard to be taken seriously in the fashion world. “She is so good at the tailoring,” Project Runway judge and Marie Claire editor Nina Garcia told PEOPLE after the show. “This was a combination of hard and soft. She did some very beautifully tailored pieces and she experimented with pleating. Really, really gorgeous.”

In terms of the color palette and materials, Garcia thought Beckham’s choices were quite sophisticated. “It was very edgy, very Victoria,” she said. “I could see her wearing any one of these, and I can see many women obsessed with this collection because it’s feminine and very flattering.”